>  JB> and possibly even better re-written to use a char* instead

 >  JB>  for( s=target ; *s ; s++ ) {

 > Yes, I like this even more ;-)

    Not much point in using a for(;;) loop at all then. Why not just:-

    char *s=target;
    while(*s++) {...};

    simpler, neater, more direct.

Best Wishes,
Bill.

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