I did mention that it was lucrative. ;) Windows or unix, memcpy is still just a low level routine. It should be wrapped with error checking. I've seen some pretty crappy linux software too. Peter >Plumbing made my father a millionaire. We do run Linux here at The Boyd >Company Inc without any trouble. I can't say the same for Windows. :} ================================================================= Internet service provided by telus.net http://www.telus.net/