Re:
> inet_addr() may be the function you're looking for. It's usually called from C
...
> ipaddr := '192.255.255.255';

Be sure to null/blank terminate the ipaddr you pass to inet_addr...
it seems to loop on the fourth part, until it finds a non digit.

Also, HP, I looked at inet_addr, and was a bit surprised:

   1) the multiply by 10 ought to be inline.
      A failure of the optimizer?  (*10 can be done here in
      two instructions (SH1ADD     r, 0, r;
                        SH2ADD     r, r, t)

   2) is_digit ought to be inline...not an external procedure.


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