I'd like to add my $0.02 here. My first exposure to C was just a few years ago in a freshman engineering class. The text book they chose for the class absolutely *sucked*, so I went and bought my own book. I wound up getting the C for Dummies (volumes 1 *and* 2). They are *very* well written, aimed directly at the beginner. No previous knowledge is presumed - these books will take you from zero C knowledge to being quite functional in the language. I'd recommend them to anyone. -- Mike Werner KA8YSD | "Where do you want to go today?" ICQ# 12934898 | "As far from Redmond as possible!" '91 GS500E | Morgantown WV | Only dead fish go with the flow.