If you know VB, you might take a peek at the ie.vbs file that accompanies this article. "Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who put them into action are priceless." - Unknown

Maybe not the shortest way, but should work: __int64 test; char buf[128]; const char dt[] = "0x01c5556a92792c8c"; memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf)); for(int i=0;i<8;i++) { int n = strlen(dt) - ((i+1)*2); sprintf(&buf[i*2], "%c%c", dt[n], dt[n+1]); } sscanf(buf, "%16I64x", &test); Kuniva --------------------------------------------

I guess I figured it out, thanks for considering helping me.