Re: memcpy junk at beginning of buffer

Jeff wrote: 
Sorry, i realized a couple things after I posted this.
[...]
    struct command_pkt *com;
[...]
    memcpy(&buf[0],(unsigned char *)&com,len);


ITYM

      memcpy(&buf[0], com, len);

or simply

      memcpy(buf, com, len);

.... and you need to return to your C textbook and make
sure you understand the difference between the pointer
and the "pointee."

--
Eric Sosman
esosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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