RE: add to *Null pointer does not throw an exception.

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From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Jim Langston

>Second, you set one pointer to *Null, and usually for pointers this means
it is
>pointing at memory address 0.

not on the as400

>Third, you are setting the second pointer to the address of pBase plus 32,
so
>it will be pointing at memory address 32.

definitely not on the as400 :)

>Pointer checking isn't done until a pointer is tried to read from or write
to.
>You can point a pointer anywhere you want.

In the MI functional reference, under ADDSPP - Add space pointer ( sorry,
cant find it online ) it says "... Operand 2 ( the source pointer ) must
contain a space pointer when the execution of the instruction is
initiated..."

I think it should signal an exception.

Steve