RTLMoveMemory: Dest = UDT Src = String

[Mike Joseph]

Ive been using MoveMemory to copy portions of a file (via Get$ into a string buffer) into a UDT. Right now this appears to be working just fine. My question is, is there anything inherently dangerous in filling a UDT in PB this way? For instance, are there any issues involving alignment when the UDT is comprised of several differet datatypes? As far as I can tell, there doesnt appear to be.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
-Mike

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[Tom Hanlin]

PowerBASIC types are currently byte-aligned unless specified otherwise. It's fair to describe MoveMemory as inherently dangerous, but as long as the positions and length are ok, there's no problem.

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Tom Hanlin
PowerBASIC Staff