hi Eljay, >>what exactly is c++ about your code? what would not work with pure c? I've seen structs with functions in c.. > I did not know that C has instance methods for structures. That's a new one on me. well, at least you have function pointers, right? gruss /Christian mailto:caefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers: :-) 19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman