Re: variable newbie problem

[John Cupitt ng-london org uk]

dchiod inwind it wrote:
> I have a global  variable used to store a filename got from a
gtk_file_selection;
> now, when the gtk_file_selection object is destroyed, the memory allocated
to the variable
> is corrupted, changing its value.

Hi, the gtk_file_selection gives you a pointer to its internal data for 
the filename. If you want to keep the filename after you've destroyed 
the widget, you need to take a copy with g_strdup().

John



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