I wrote: > Also, you can also convert > characters and strings to ASCII at runtime using > System.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes/GetString().
I neglected to mention that a sinlge Char (as opposed to an array of Chars) can easily be converted to a byte at runtime just by calling it's IConvertible::ToByte method. Later, Drew [ .NET MVP | weblog: http://radio.weblogs.com/0104813/ ] You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
