BW>     cout << "The value of /a is " << (char)'/a' << endl;
 BW> Borland will send a backslash.  Microsoft, the letter a.
 TT> That is strange, there is no backslash involved, I only see forward
You're right, it's not a backslash.
 TT> By the way, I believe a char literal should only be 1
 TT> character long (unless you're trying to use the escape code for alert,
I think you're right again, but somehow I got in the habit of using
this two-char thingamabob so now I have 10-12 small utils I want to
rewrite.  I guess it's a learning experience, if I'd known at the time I
wouldn't have done it that way.
L8r,
bw
... If at first you don't succeed, call it v1.0!
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