The reason you are probably having the random messages is because
'buf' is unitialized.
This code will never get executed:
if ( buf[0] == '\0' )
strcpy( buf, "No posts.");
Thus when there are no notes, you are returning:
return str_dup(buf);
which is a dup on uninitialized data.
Simple fix:
buf[0]=0;
at the start.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Foltz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 2:29 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Last post function bug
>
>
> I redid my unread command so it listed the author of the last
> note. I know it's probably a little sloppy but here is the
> function:
>
> char *last_post(CHAR_DATA *ch, NOTE_DATA *spool)
> {
> char buf[MAX_STRING_LENGTH];
> NOTE_DATA *pnote;
>
> for (pnote = spool; pnote != NULL; pnote = pnote->next )
> if (is_note_to( ch, pnote ) )
> strcpy( buf, pnote->sender );
>
> if ( buf[0] == '\0' )
> strcpy( buf, "No posts.");
>
> return str_dup(buf);
> }
>
> Now the problem is that when you type unread, you get random
> strings in place of the author's name. I've seen strings
> like the last person to login, to "1m's magic misses you."
> It's really bizarre. What am I doing wrong?
>
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