>> Besides I'm not convinced you can come up with a legitimate
>> case where the 1 line version is of any real advantage.

I think I've always found the:
  while ( (c=getchar(file)) > 0) {
	/* do stuff with c */
  }
slightly clearer than the versions that separate the assignment
from the check...

BillW

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