C++ 'strcpy' gives a Warning (C4996)

Question

I am getting this warning but all functions working properly .

what does this really means?

\'strcpy\': This function or variable may be unsafe. 
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Answer 1

Since VC++ 8 strcpy() and a huge set of other functions are considered to be unsafe since they don't have bounds checking and can lead to a buffer overrun if misused.

You have two options:

• if you're unsure - do what VC++ says and use "safe" functions. They will trigger an error handler that will terminate your program if something goes wrong.
• if you know what you're doing - you know that no overrun will ever occur and all edge cases are handled by your code - define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS prior to including CRT headers and this will make the warning go away.