C Programming: malloc() inside another function

Question

I need help with malloc() inside another function.

I\'m passing a pointer and size to the fu

Answer 1

The only way I could get pointer to a pointer solution to work for a similar problem I was having for this function

    BOOL OpenBitmap2 ( LPCTSTR pszFileName, char** pszBMPFile)  

Was by assigning a temporary pointer to store the address

    char* BMPFile;
    { BMPFile = (char*)GlobalAlloc(GPTR, dwFileSize + 1);   // allocate storage using GlobalAlloc + 1 for null term string

then reassigning it

    {* pszBMPFile = BMPFile; return (0);} // Error = False

Any comment on why using "* pszBMPFile" directly with GlobalAlloc didn't work would be appreciated. I answered my own question. I forgot to carry the "*" through with pszBMPFile in the other lines of code. Good lessons from all the contributors. Many thanks.