Hi Jim, > Now, this set of code works on the x86 platform, but I'm worried it > may not work on other platforms, am I correct in this worry? You are correct, that code will not necessarily work on all platforms. Such as DEC Alpha, SPARC, 680[346]0 or PowerPC architectures (and probably on HPPA as well). Depending on the OS, may cause a SIGBUS error. Some compilers, such as the DEC one for the DEC Alpha on Tru64, had a facility to automagically catch SIGBUS errors, do-the-right-thing (albeit horribly inefficiently), and continue running. HTH, --Eljay
