Indeed I did. I blame Alan and his crazy GMT+10.5 timezone for keeping me up late. Then again, it wouldn't have been any *less* wrong ... On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:56 AM, Nick Clifton wrote: > I think that you meant: > > float_size = (float_type == 'f' ? 4 : (float_type == 'd' ? 8 : > 12)); > > Cheers > Nick