On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:45:09PM -0400, Allen Mulvey wrote: > (A single semicolon ';' can be used in place of the two braces '{}') You mean like this: while (count <=3D (time * 10)); While true, it is easy to miss on subsequent reading, because it looks so similar to a function call. My C style brain would do this: int limit =3D time * 10; while (count <=3D limit) continue; And then I'd dislike the <=3D and adjust it some more: int limit =3D time * 10 + 1; while (count < limit) continue; --=20 James Cameron http://quozl.linux.org.au/ --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .