#include<stdio.h> char msdos[]="MS-DOS 6.21"; char windows96[]="WINDOWS96"; char system7[]="SYSTEM 7.0"; char billgates[]="BILLGATES"; int number(char *s){ int n=0; while(*s) n+=(int)*s++; return n; }; main(){ printf("\t\tLook at these:\n"); printf("%s=%d\n",msdos,number(msdos)); printf("%s=%d\n",windows96,number(windows96)); printf("%s=%d\n",system7,number(system7)); printf("%s (III)=%d\n",billgates,number(billgates)+3); }; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best wishes, Marcel - Titus MARGINEAN [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]