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Q152384: FIX: DDX for Short Causes Stack Corruption

Article: Q152384
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.1; :
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420fix kbClassWizard kbGrpDSMFCATL kbNoUpdat
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, versions 4.0, 4.1 
- Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the Class Wizard to associate a short with a control on a dialog may
result in the following behavior:

- Access Violation when UpdateData(TRUE) is called.

-or-

- Other member variables of the dialog are corrupted after the call to
  UpdateData(TRUE).

CAUSE
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The overloaded DDX routine for short has a bug where it assumes that the
variable is of type int instead of short. This may result in stack corruption
because a short occupies less space than an int.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, use an int instead of a short. If you want to limit the
values to the range of values that can be represented by a short, set the
appropriate limits for the int variable.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ 32- bit Edition
version 4.2.

Additional query words: kbVC400bug 4.00 4.10 4.20 vcfixlist420 DDX_Text short DDX_FieldText MfcUI

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Keywords          : kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC400bug kbVC410bug kbVC420fix kbClassWizard kbGrpDSMFCATL kbNoUpdate 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper kbMFC kbVC410
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.1; :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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