Hello David,
 In a message dated 31 Oct 96 you wrote to Frank Adam :

 DN> Don't worry about me - I'm a little jaded on gratuitous use of #define.
 DN> unless there is some intrinsic *technical* value in using a #define
 DN> (like a manifest constant or some other common value used in many
 DN> source places that may be subject to change at some future date), then
 DN> it should be avoided at all costs. IMVHO.

A real handy use for #defines is to use them instead of doing calls to subroutines.

For instance, if you had the subroutine:

void average(int *data, int *result, int size)
{
  int i;

  *result=0;
  for (i=0;i * Origin: It's rude to Point (3:640/201.14{at}fidonet)

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