Ashley Roll wrote, in part: >[perfectly correct information about bit-fields respectfully > deleted - mjv] >more details should be in your local C language book To be more specific, see section 6.9 (beginning on page 149) of Kernighan and Ritchie, second edition (the only book on C I've ever owned). Also section A8.3, if the C language reference is the kind of thing that turns you on. Michael V (who could never really follow that reference section...) Thank you for reading my little posting. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics