> im interested in this integer to pointer conversion thingy since im a > coder, mind sharing it? Sure. He wanted to know how to store a pointer in an integer portably, so he could pass around an integer between different sections of the program. I told him to just use a pointer throughout, giving it an opaque type so people don't mung it, and forget about converting. And another hint: don't rub your eyes after picking habaneros off your pepper plant.