simple assignment statement compiles but becomes a run time error

[WhatMeWorry via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:42:33 UTC, WhatMeWorry wrote:
>
> I've got a OpenGL function returning a pointer
>
> // const GLubyte *version = glGetString(GL_VERSION);  // C++ 
> and openLG code
>
> // the following compiles with no errors or warnings
>
> char openglVersion[100] = fromStringz(glGetString(GL_VERSION));
>  // ABENDS HERE!
>
>
> // documentation from std.string shows
> // pure @system inout(char)[] fromStringz(inout(char)* cString);
>
> // Seems pretty innocuous to me.
>
>
> Debugger returns:
> Unhandled exception at 0x76AC2F71 (KernelBase.dll) in 
> WhatVersionOfOpenGL.exe

// Got it to work with

writeln(fromStringz(glGetString(GL_VERSION)));

But shouldn't I have been able to grabbed a copy of the string 
and put it in the openglVersion fixed size char array?  Maybe 
string, or dynamic array?