In article <2432 at hub.UUCP> dougp at voodoo.ucsb.edu writes: 1> main() 2> { 3> int a=1,b=2,*p=&a,c; ^^ 4> c=b/*p; 5> } Some C compilers will also give you a warning about "=&" which is the "old-style" way of saying "&=". -- Scott Amspoker Basis International, Albuquerque, NM (505) 345-5232