Run-Time Check Failure #3 - The variable 'pStg' is being used without being initialized.

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Im getting runtime break for object pStg stating "Run-Time Check Failure #3 - The variable 'pStg' is being used without being initialized.". And im not getting this error for pIstor object which is used earlier than pStg in the code. what is the reason??

EXTERN_C void wmain()
{
   HRESULT hr = S_OK;
  IStorage *pIstor;
  IStorage *pIstor1;
   WCHAR *pwszError = L"";
	
IStream* pStream;

   StgCreateDocfile(L"sumit444",STGM_READWRITE | STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE | STGM_CREATE, 0, &pIstor);
   hr=pIstor->CreateStorage(L"sumit444",STGM_READWRITE | STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE | STGM_CREATE,0, 0, &pIstor1);
	       
if (pIstor->CreateStream(L"MyStreamName",STGM_CREATE |STGM_READWRITE | STGM_SHARE_EXCLUSIVE,0, 0, &pStream) == S_OK)
{
  //some code 
}
	
SetCurrentDirectory(L"E:");

IStorage* pStg;

hr=StgCreateStorageEx(L"E",STGM_CREATE | STGM_READWRITE | STGM_TRANSACTED,STGFMT_STORAGE,0,0,0,IID_IStorage,(void**)pStg);
.
.// some code follows

Thanx in advance

[edit]Code block added - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 13-Mar-11 11:31am

MartinTaylor

Updated 13-Mar-11 11:45am

OriginalGriff

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2011-03-13T11:51:00

MSDN[^] says:

WINOLEAPI StgCreateStorageEx(
  __in   const WCHAR *pwcsName,
  __in   DWORD grfMode,
  __in   STGFMT stgfmt,
  __in   DWORD grfAttrs,
  __in   STGOPTIONS *pStgOptions,
  __in   PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR *pSecurityDescriptor,
  __in   REFIID riid,
  __out  void **ppObjectOpen
);

Which means that your pStg is an OUT parameter: I.e A pointer to an interface pointer variable that receives a pointer for an interface on the new storage object. pStg is not initialized to point anywhere, so you get an error!

Ozer Karaagac · Answer 2 · 2011-03-13T14:26:00

Solution 2

The problem should be "(void**)pStg" because you have to pass address of pStg. Try using "reinterpret_cast<void**> &pStg".

hr=StgCreateStorageEx(L"E",STGM_CREATE | STGM_READWRITE | STGM_TRANSACTED,STGFMT_STORAGE,0,0,0,IID_IStorage,reinterpret_cast<void**> &pStg);

Posted 13-Mar-11 14:26pm

Ozer Karaagac

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MartinTaylor 14-Mar-11 2:13am

after the modification you mentioned i am getting runtime error as
"Unhandled exception at 0x01c30620 in testStorage1.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation."
So how to handle this exception?

Ozer Karaagac 14-Mar-11 6:52am

Sorry, I made a typo by forgetting parenthesis around &pStg. It should be "reinterpret_cast<void**> (&pStg)". (may be, interference by paste operation, overlooked). Anyway, It must have been corrected by you in order to compile above line without error. Additionally, initializing pointers with NULL is a good practice (pStg = NULL);

When it comes to run-time error. It seems to be a pointer points to an invalid memory address. I don't think that my correction can cause this error. May be, subsequent lines. If I were you, I would try to determine which line caused the error by stepping through the code (by F10 key). Then, you can past that line here. :-)