DM> I'm assuming that Neil is differentiating between the C-
DM> style strings (herein "cstring") vs the C++-style
"string" 
DM> class.

You assumed correctly.  That's why I put the initial message in the C++ 
conference.

DM> There is - but it's way more convoluted because Neil is not 
DM> currently using C++ strings.

I'm using the MS CString class which allows things like using atoi() and 
strcmp() directly.

DM>  I can't recall offhand how to get the string from an istrstream.

DM> Good luck!

That's an example of why forums like this are invaluable.

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