On a somewhat-related topic: Some authors call the first line of a function definition a declaration. Some don't call it anything. Is there an official name? Thanks, Pete -- Pete Holsberg UUCP: {...!rutgers!}princeton!mccc!pjh Mercer College CompuServe: 70240,334 1200 Old Trenton Road GEnie: PJHOLSBERG Trenton, NJ 08690 Voice: 1-609-586-4800