Lance Diduck wrote: > If you are not doing compares, > tests, or such on the binary data then it doesnt make a difference. Brendan - If you _are_ doing tests and depending on the application, you should consider using the Boost dynamic_bitset library (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_35_0/libs/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.html). -- Chuck [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ]