-> cin.getline ( name , 20 ) ;
->
-> cin is an object of class  istream.  The istream class has the
-> getline method defined as a class member method.  Which compiler are
-> you using, just for my curiosity?
Thanks for your help.  And well I am using two compilers.  At school I
am using Borland (not sure which version 4.0 or 5.0 something like that)
and at home I am using Symantic 8.0 on my Mac.
Thaks again,
Phil
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