sp> do the inheritance thing, I seem to be missing something...  I create an 
sp> object, but I don't know how to create a second object which inherits bits 
sp> from the first. (Or rather, I don't know how to USE the first object's bits 

I think you go class a ...

then class b a { };

which makes b inherit from a.  BFN.  Paul.
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