Hi List I'm a developer & working on linux with C/C++ i've one problem related with compiled file. for example - i make one program in C filename abc.c #include<stdio.h> int main() { char *pp="test string"; printf("%s",pp); return 0; } when i compile this program with gcc abc.c -o abc it gives me abc compiled file, but when i open this file and search "test" string it shows me as a normal string. now i want to hide this string. how can i do this? wether some flag available in gcc for this or something else. please tell me, i'll be very thankful to list. Ashok Chauhan -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .