>To single out this one class of error as inexcusable or bad programming is >absurd. > That's my opinion.
Of course, you're entitled to your opinion. But, not initialising is the worst mistake a programmer can make! The first thing I was taught, in the early 1970's, was always ensure your data structures are initialised. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html