I also have written C version as REALbasic plugin. You may download it from: http://www.ravi.ne.jp/fujibiz/lib/MIMEUtilsPPC990309.hqx How ever, I'm very poor at C/C++ because I started to learn it in these days. So it may contain critical bug(s). > C Source decoder/encoder, plus HyperCard conversion, Jon Pugh: -- Osamu Shigematasu http://www.ravi.ne.jp/