On , Frank Schmid (2:245/6837.11@fidonet) wrote: 
 > Because it doesn't work ! strcat copies the string beginning at the 
ddress
 > of charvar until it discovers a NUL-character, but where would it be...
 > some 1 or 2 characters away or even 1k or more ?????
 > if you use strcat you MUST use a NUL-terminated string.
All...
  I've been loath to mention it since it's a C, rather than C++, solution, 
but the strchcat() function in SNIPPETS does what you want. It even has ANSI 
shielding in the SNIP_STR.H header which translates the name to strChcat() 
whenever __STDC__ is defined. 
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