In article <gables.352 at umigw.miami.edu> slores%gables.span at umigw.miami.edu (Stanislaw L. Olejniczak) writes: > while ( (c = getchar) != EOF) > chcnt++ += (c == '\n'); Why is chcnt += 1 + (c == '\n') too complex for you ? Besides, it won't work. Try getchar(). -- Frans van Otten Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam Technische en Maritieme Faculteit fransvo at htsa.uucp