C: Access violation 0xC0000005:

[BHKK]

Hi, i need an help for an error.
When I run this code it crush, with this error:
Unhandled exception at 0x77da331f in ES_7.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000004.
Process returned -1073741819 (0xC0000005)

I translated some parts of the code to better understanding
NB: When I run this code with the debugger, it doesn't crush and works properly

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef char elemento;
typedef struct nodo *tree_pointer;
typedef struct nodo
{
    elemento key;
    tree_pointer sx;
    tree_pointer dx;
} albero;
tree_pointer radice = NULL;

tree_pointer creaalbero(tree_pointer);
void preorder(tree_pointer);
void inorder(tree_pointer);
void postorder(tree_pointer);

int main()
{
    int risp;
    if(radice==NULL)
    {
    radice=malloc(sizeof(tree_pointer));
    printf("Enter the value of the radix\n");
    scanf("%c",&radice->key);
    radice->sx=NULL;
    radice->dx=NULL;
    }
    creaalbero(radice);
    do{
    printf("0.EXIT\n");
    printf("1.PREORDER\n");
    printf("2.INORDER\n");
    printf("3.POSTORDER\n");
    scanf("%d",&risp);

    switch(risp)
        {
        case 1:
        printf("***** PREORDER *****\n");
            preorder(radice);
            printf("\n");
            break;
        case 2:
        printf("***** INORDER *****\n");
            inorder(radice);
            printf("\n");
            break;
        case 3:
        printf("***** POSTORDER *****\n");
            postorder(radice);
            printf("\n");
            break;
}

}while(risp!=0);
}
tree_pointer creaalbero(tree_pointer padre)
{
    char r;
    char val;
    fflush(stdin);
    printf("%c got a sx son? (s/n) \n",padre->key);
    scanf("%c",&r);
    if (r=='s')
    {
        fflush(stdin);
        printf("Enter the value of the sx son of %c\n",padre->key);
        scanf("%c",&val);
        padre->sx=malloc(sizeof(tree_pointer));
        padre->sx->key=val;
        padre->sx->sx=NULL;
        padre->sx->dx=NULL;
        creaalbero(padre->sx);
    }
    else padre->sx=NULL;
    fflush(stdin);
    printf("%c got a dx son? (s/n) \n",padre->key);
    scanf("%c",&r);
    fflush(stdin);
    if(r=='s')
    {
        printf("Enter the value of the dx son of %c\n",padre->key);
        scanf ("%c",&val);
        fflush(stdin);
        padre->dx=malloc(sizeof(tree_pointer));
        padre->dx->key=val;
        padre->dx->sx=NULL;
        padre->dx->dx=NULL;
        creaalbero(padre->dx);
    }
    else padre->dx=NULL;
    return(padre);
}

void inorder(tree_pointer ptr)
{

    if (ptr)
    {
        inorder(ptr->sx);
        printf("%4c", ptr->key);
        inorder(ptr->dx);
    }
}

void postorder(tree_pointer ptr)
{

if (ptr) {
postorder(ptr->sx);
postorder(ptr->dx);
printf("%4c", ptr->key);
}
}

void preorder(tree_pointer ptr)
{

if (ptr) {
printf("%4c", ptr->key);
preorder(ptr->sx);
preorder(ptr->dx);
}
}

[sepp2k]

One obvious problem I can see is that you call malloc(sizeof(treepointer)) to allocate memory for a node of the tree, but that will only allocate enough memory to store a pointer.

You need to allocate enough memory to store an entire node, so you need to use sizeof(nodo) as the argument to malloc.

[BHKK]

If you mean this tipe of malloc

radice=malloc(sizeof(nodo));

The compiler give me this error:
'nodo' undeclared (first use in this function)

[sepp2k]

My bad, I meant albero.

[WaltP]

1) It's crAsh, not crUsh.
2) See this. Your use is undefined.
3) Be consistant in your formatting. See this

[BHKK]

Sorry for my bad english!
Anyway the hint was right, now the program runs how it should.
Thanks