> The first paragraph of your post comes very close to a description of a > (table-driven) Translate and Test, TRT, instruction. Use one instead > of a hand-coded loop. It will be much faster and prettier.
Use TROO: TROO can scan the string, copy it to the destination buffer and stop at unprintable characters. Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. -----------------------------------------------------------------
