brilliant! thanks, i was adding 8 instead of 10 for some reason -josh On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:36:29 EDT ComAsYuAre@aol.com writes: > int fullSize=size+10+strlen(name); ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.