AS> across a character 10, it puts charater 13 then 10.  (Obviously, it's 
AS> turning #10 into '\n')  I have gotten around it at the moment by seeking 

If you don't want that to happen, then open the file in binary mode
instead of text mode, ie use "wb", as detailed in ISO/IEC 9899:1990
(what, you haven't got a copy yet - don't worry, just get AS3955-1991,
it's cheaper - crikey, you can FREQ the ANSI X3.159-1989 draft from
me, ANSI_C.* from 3:711/934).  BFN.  Paul.
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