In article <3198 at cbnewsj.ATT.COM> veenu at cbnewsj.ATT.COM (veenu.r.rashid) writes: >main(int argc, char *argv[]) > temp = strtod(argv[1]); /* get the argument as a double */ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ TRY temp = strtod(argv[1],NULL); /*ANSI definition takes 2 args*/ Gary