Robert Ryan wrote:
> ".....treat buffer as an array buffer[ character_position ]",
>   can you explain this buffer; are you just using buffer to mean temp; as in 
> temp memory
> thanks
> bob ryan
> 
> Christopher Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:                               
> I'm not going to provide source, but here are two ways to traverse a
>  string which might get you going in the right direction.
>  
>  char *buffer = "Hello";
>  char *buffer_ptr;
>  buffer_ptr = buffer;

IMO, both are incorrect terminology and causes all sorts of confusion. 
Viewing all memory (allocated or not) as one big chunk, or Block, of 
usable temporary data storage is a much more correct view.  Memory has 
no notion of "buffers" and "arrays".  From Safe C++ Design Principles.

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