i have written the following program(s) at:
http://ranmasotome.50megs.com/cppProjects/


both programs use the file in.dat for output

both programs are essentailly the same

the goal is to populate an array with the contents of the input file and output the lines in reverse order to the output file

prep.cpp does not work
prepone.cpp does work

the program prep.cpp genereates out.dat

the program prepone.cpp generates outone.dat

what's more, when compiling and running prep.cpp, the -1100 in out.dat is always the same, but the -858993460 varies from computer to computer

any explanations as to why one works and the other doesn't would be appreciated

is -858993460 outside the range of int?

It'd be easier to help if your link still worked.

If you're using Linux, download and install valgrind, a memory debugger. I'd be willing to bet it will pinpoint the exact line of your error.

try the gnu data debugger

ddd, it's fab.

http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/ddd.html

billy

the linke works as far as i can tell