I'm trying to allocate memory for a multidimensional array (8 rows, 3 columns).

Here's the code for the allocation (I'm sure the error is clear for you)

char **ptr = (char **) malloc( sizeof(char) * 8);

for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    ptr[i] = (char *) malloc( sizeof(char) * 3);

The crash happens when I reference this:

ptr[3][0];

Unhandled exception at 0x0135144d in xxxx.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation writing location 0xabababab.

Are there any recommended references/readings for this kind of subject?

Thanks.