simple assignment statement compiles but becomes a run time error

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On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 19:51:02 UTC, WhatMeWorry wrote:
> 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

Hi,

try replacing the fromStringz with to!string from std.conv