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+/*
+**  demo code for converting Pascal strings to/from C strings
+**
+**  public domain by Bob Stout
+*/
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+typedef unsigned char UCHAR;
+
+#define P2Cconvert(s) {UCHAR n = *(s); memmove((s), &(s)[1], n); s[n] = '\0';}
+#define C2Pconvert(s) {int n = strlen(s); memmove(&(s)[1], (s), n); *(s) = n;}
+
+#if (0)                             /* Demo code fragment follows */
+
+      char string[81];
+
+      fgets(string, 81, inFile);    /* get 80-char pascal string  */
+      P2Cconvert(string);           /* convert it in place        */
+      C2Pconvert(string);           /* convert back               */
+
+#endif