''What is the relation between 12 ^ 23 and 27 mathematically ?''

You''re being funny, right? 12 ^ 23 = 27 is the mathematical relationship. Of course, since ^ is a ''bit-wise operator'' it don''t mean squat without 12 and 23 being in binary form. Thank goodness the Microsoft monopoly forces us poor developers to use binary representation for all our numbers.

And now, our moment of Zen - ''There are no numbers in source code.''.

Mike Roberts
aka milo
mlbobs@telocity.com