CLaW wrote: Note that the buffer overflow protection is no replacement for designing your code properly in the first place. I was hoping someone would say this sooner or later. ________________ David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk Sonork ID: 100.9977 Dave Contents of my clipboard: Barclays Visa Connect - 4936-3503-2 -- sh*t, I'd better edit the rest out...