Again you forgot to mention the type of buffer?

You can't access instance members from a static method. Also the singleton implementation is wrong and your example doesn't make sense at all. Here is a modified version of your code which compiles fine. class Test { private: typedef void (Test::*SayHello)(char*); SayHello sayHello; // Made the constructor private Test() { sayHello = &Test::Say; } // Preventing compiler generated methods Test(const Test&); Test& operator=(const Test&); void Say(char* name) { cout<< "Hello " << name; } static void test() { Test* instance = Test::getInstance(); instance->FireSayHello("hello"); } public: void FireSayHello(char* message) { (*this.*sayHello)(message); } static Test* getInstance() { static Test instance; return &instance; } }; Best wishes, Navaneeth

The icons are found in "(c:/windows/system32/)shell32.dll". I am not aware have not tried to access it using Java, therefore I suggest using a program to extract the icons and then include them in your project. IconEdit[^] Microangelo/[^] hmmm pie

Hi, Process.Start("file") simulates double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer. :) Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] - before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google - the quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get - use the code block button (PRE tags) to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets

What do you really need to do (hex number is a bit generic, maybe, for instance, a byte, a 16-bit number... Please note: hex is only a number representation base)? Maybe you need to: (1) open the stream in binary mode. (2) use the method read( unsigned char* puch, int nCount ) to get the relevant bytes. :) If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.