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typedef union
{
	double	Double;
	float	Float;
	UINT	Int;
	USHORT	Short;
	UCHAR	Bytes[sizeof(double)];
} UnionBytes;


UnionBytes ub;
ub.Short = your_short;
your_string[x] = wb.Bytes[0];    // first byte
your_string[x+1] = wb.Bytes[1];  // second byte

typedef union
{
	UCHAR  Byte;
	struct
	{
		unsigned Bit0 : 1;
		unsigned Bit1 : 1;
		unsigned Bit2 : 1;
		unsigned Bit3 : 1;
		unsigned Bit4 : 1;
		unsigned Bit5 : 1;
		unsigned Bit6 : 1;
		unsigned Bit7 : 1;
	} Bits;
} ByteBits

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

void __cdecl reader( void * );

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

 void doit1( const char *g )
   {
	cout<<&g<<" ";
	cout<<g<<" ";//just for clearence
	cout<<*g;
	cout<<endl;
	g++;

   }

 void doit( const char *&g )
   {
	cout<<&g<<" ";
	cout<<g<<" ";//just for clearence
	cout<<*g;
	cout<<endl;
	g++;

    }

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{

	char* VALUE = "Hello";

        /*(A)*/ doit1(VALUE);//should print "Hello"
	cout<<s<<endl;

	/*(B)*/ doit(VALUE);//should print "ello"
	cout<<s<<endl;
	
	return 0;
}