Server crashes when I try and connect

Hello,
I just downloaded a banking snippet and put it all in place. I compiled it and it seemed to go okay but when I run the server and then try and connect to it with a pre-existing character it crashes.

I get the following:
[*****] BUG: Auth_check: exception found for jake@XX.XXX.XX.XX
O [MAIN] SMAUG 699665 handle_exceptions: Exception: STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
9705 [MAIN] SMAUG 699665 open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to SMAUG.EXE.stackdump

any idea how I can fix that please?

Just a quick question since you said if you connect with a pre-existing char that it crashes, does it do the same if you connect with a newly created char?

if it does not crash with a new char, then check to see if a new field is made in the charater file and add some sorta error handler that, if the field is not present in the character add the line in the existing character with a value of 0

something along those lines.

If it crashes with a newly made char, then something is bad.

That's all i can think of.

You could try to use gdb to find where in the source exactly it crashed (I think there are posts with examples), and see if it relates to the banking code somehow.