AT> KK>    if(NULL = fp)
 AT> KK>       return -1L;
 AT> KK>    buf = malloc(16384);
 AT> KK>    if(NULL = buf)
 AT> KK>    {
 AT> KK>       fclose(fp);
 AT> KK>       return -2L;
 AT> KK>    }
 AT> KK>    do {
 AT> KK>       file_size += (block_read = fread(buf, 16384, 1, fp));
 AT>   I assume you didn't compile this, eh?
 AT>   NULL = buf, NULL = fp???  ;-)
 KK> Oops....!
 KK> Sorry about that. I'm taking a class in Visual Basic. :)
 KK> THAT's why I put NULL ahead of the compared value in these
 KK> comparison processes, of course. It helps when you are, like
 KK> myself, easily confused and multi-lingual in programming.

   I think it was the use of the assignment operator instead of the 
   comparison operator that he was referring to.  
 
 > Well, I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition!...........

   Hehe, nice tag- but I've seen Mr. Tibbs on a Canadian echo, so I'm 
   guessing it's the Canadian Inquisition.  :)
   
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