>>         strcpy(bat_data->desc,desc);

 > Are you sure that batdata::desc is large enough to contain all of the
 > characters in 'desc' AS WELL AS the trailing NUL?

As it turns out that is exactly what the probelm was....
I can't understand how I missed that one ! *8-)

Rgds,
    Chris.

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