Kurt Kuzba wrote in a message to Tom Torfs:

 KK>    if(NULL = fp)
 KK>       return -1L;
 KK>    buf = malloc(16384);
 KK>    if(NULL = buf)
 KK>    {
 KK>       fclose(fp);
 KK>       return -2L;
 KK>    }
 KK>    do {
 KK>       file_size += (block_read = fread(buf, 16384, 1, fp));

I assume you didn't compile this, eh?  NULL = buf, NULL = fp???  ;-)
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Take care,
Anthony

(anthony{at}tibbs.offsbbs.com) 
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