INFO: wsprintf() Buffer Limit in Windows (77255)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
- Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q77255 SUMMARY
The wsprintf(lpOutput, lpFormat [, argument] ...) and wvsprintf() functions format and store a series of characters and values in a buffer specified by the first parameter, lpOutput. This buffer is limited to 1K (1024 bytes); in other words, the largest buffer that wsprintf can use is 1K.
If an application tries to use a buffer larger than 1K, the string
will be truncated automatically to a length of 1K.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/1/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB77255 |
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