[c++] error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object' file generated

I have below class

class Cdata12Mnt
{
public:
    char IOBname[ID1_IOB_PIOTSUP-ID1_IOB_TOP][BOADNAM_MAX + 4];
    char ExIOBname[ID1_MAX_INF-ID1_EXIOB_U1TOP][BOADNAM_MAX + 4];
    char cflpath[256];
    char basetext[256];
    UINT database[ID1_MAX_INF];
    int State;

public:
    char SelectPath[256];

public:
    int GetIOBName(int slt,char *Name);
    Cdata12Mnt(char *SelectPath);
    virtual ~Cdata12Mnt();
    int     GetValue(int id);
    int     GetState() { return State; }
};

And I have function as below

Cdata12Mnt::Cdata12Mnt(char *SelectPath)
{
    SCTReg  reg;
    char    buf[256], *cpnt, *npnt, *bpnt1, *bpnt2;
    char    *startcode[] = {"CNTL_CODE ","SEGMENT "};
    char    *stopcode    = {"END_CNTL_CODE "};
    FILE    *fp;
    int     ii, infl;

    State = 0;

    for (ii = 0; ii < (ID1_IOB_PIOTSUP - ID1_IOB_TOP); ii++) {
        strcpy(IOBname[ii], "");
    }

    for (ii = 0; ii < (ID1_MAX_INF-ID1_EXIOB_U1TOP); ii++) {
        **strcpy(ExIOBname[ii], "");**
    }

    sprintf(cflpath, "%s\\%s", SelectPath, CDATAFL);

    if ((fp = fopen(cflpath,"r"))!=NULL) {
        for (ii = 0, infl = 0; fgets(buf, 256, fp) != NULL;) {
            if (infl == 0 && strncmp(buf, startcode[0], strlen(startcode[0])) == 0) {
                if ((cpnt = strchr(&buf[strlen(startcode[0])],*startcode[1])) != NULL) {
                    if (strncmp(cpnt,startcode[1], strlen(startcode[1])) == 0) {
                        infl = 1;
                        continue;
                    }
                }
            }

            if (infl == 0) {
                continue;
            }

            if (strncmp(buf,stopcode,strlen(stopcode))==0) {
                if (ii == ID1_EXIOB_U1TOP) {
                    for (int nDataNumber = ii; nDataNumber < ID1_MAX_INF; nDataNumber++) {
                        database[nDataNumber] = 0;
                    }
                }

                infl = 0;
                continue;
            }

            if (strncmp(&buf[14], " DD ", 4) == 0) {
                if ((cpnt=strchr(buf, ';')) != NULL) {
                    *cpnt = '\0';
                }

                if (ii >= ID1_IOB_TOP && ii < ID1_IOB_PIOTSUP) {
                    if ((bpnt1 = strchr(cpnt + 1,'(')) != NULL && (bpnt2=strchr(cpnt + 1,')'))!=NULL && bpnt1 < bpnt2) {
                        *bpnt2 = '\0';
                        *(bpnt1 + BOADNAM_MAX + 1) = '\0';
                        strcpy(IOBname[ii-ID1_IOB_TOP], bpnt1 + 1);
                    }
                }

                if (ii >= ID1_EXIOB_U1TOP && ii < ID1_MAX_INF) {
                    if ((bpnt1 = strchr(cpnt + 1, '(')) != NULL && (bpnt2=strchr(cpnt+1,')'))!=NULL && bpnt1 < bpnt2) {
                            *bpnt2='\0';
                            *(bpnt1+BOADNAM_MAX+1)='\0';
                            strcpy(ExIOBname[ii-ID1_EXIOB_U1TOP], bpnt1 + 1);
                    }
                }

                for (cpnt = &buf[18]; cpnt != NULL;) {
                    if ((npnt=strchr(cpnt, ',')) != NULL)
                        *npnt='\0';
                }

                if (strchr(cpnt,'H')!=NULL) {
                    sscanf(cpnt,"%XH",&database[ii]);
                } else {
                    database[ii]=atoi(cpnt);
                }

                ii++;
                cpnt = npnt;

                if (cpnt != NULL) {
                    cpnt++;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    fclose(fp);
} else {
    State=-1;
}

When I compile this function in Visual studio 2008, it gives me error at strcpy(IOBname[ii],""); as below

error C2220: warning treated as error - no 'object' file generated

How to fix this error?

This warning is about unsafe use of strcpy. Try IOBname[ii]='\0'; instead.

The error says that a warning was treated as an error, therefore your problem is a warning message! The object file is then not created because there was an error. So you need to check your warnings and fix them.

In case you don't know how to find them: Open the Error List (View > Error List) and click on Warning.

This error message is very confusing. I just fixed the other 'warnings' in my project and I really had only one (simple one):

warning C4101: 'i': unreferenced local variable

After I commented this unused i, and compiled it, the other error went away.

As a side-note, you can enable/disable individual warnings using #pragma. You can have a look at the documentation here

From the documentation:

// pragma_warning.cpp
// compile with: /W1
#pragma warning(disable:4700)
void Test() {
   int x;
   int y = x;   // no C4700 here
   #pragma warning(default:4700)   // C4700 enabled after Test ends
}

int main() {
   int x;
   int y = x;   // C4700
}

Go to project properties -> configurations properties -> C/C++ -> treats warning as error -> No (/WX-).