[no subject]

Doesn't ord("z") convert "z" to numeric and then do the math?

Actually, I believe '5' - '4' in C simply does pointer math.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey


</pre>
<!--X-Body-of-Message-End-->
<!--X-MsgBody-End-->
<!--X-Follow-Ups-->
<hr>
<ul><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong><a name="00054" href="msg00054.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
<ul><li><em>From:</em> fletch at phydeaux.org (Fletch)</li></ul></li>
</ul></li></ul>
<!--X-Follow-Ups-End-->
<!--X-References-->
<ul><li><strong>References</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong><a name="00016" href="msg00016.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
<ul><li><em>From:</em> vinson.lists at charter.net (Jason Vinson)</li></ul></li>
<li><strong><a name="00020" href="msg00020.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
<ul><li><em>From:</em> fletch at phydeaux.org (Fletch)</li></ul></li>
<li><strong><a name="00038" href="msg00038.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
<ul><li><em>From:</em> esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)</li></ul></li>
<li><strong><a name="00041" href="msg00041.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
<ul><li><em>From:</em> fletch at phydeaux.org (Fletch)</li></ul></li>
</ul></li></ul>
<!--X-References-End-->
<!--X-BotPNI-->
<ul>
<li>Prev by Date:
<strong><a href="msg00042.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
</li>
<li>Next by Date:
<strong><a href="msg00044.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
</li>
<li>Previous by thread:
<strong><a href="msg00041.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
</li>
<li>Next by thread:
<strong><a href="msg00054.html">[ale] Introduction</a></strong>
</li>
<li>Index(es):
<ul>
<li><a href="maillist.html#00043"><strong>Date</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="threads.html#00043"><strong>Thread</strong></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

<!--X-BotPNI-End-->
<!--X-User-Footer-->
<!--X-User-Footer-End-->
</body>
</html>