>
> At 12:34 PM 11/12/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> char x [5] = { 0xf0, 0x0f, 0xc7, 0xc8 };
> >>>>
> >>>> main ()
> >>>> {
> >>>>        void (*f)() = x;
> >>>>        f();
> >>>> }
> >>>>
> >
> >We have compiled and run this on Borland C++ V5.0 on a Compaq Prolinear 590
> > running Win95a and it traps the error correctly
>
> Kinda like self-modifying code.  Neat trick.
>

The really neat trick on this topic is:

long main = 0xc8c70ff0;

-dg

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