diff --git a/harbour/source/tools/chareven.c b/harbour/source/tools/chareven.c
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+/*
+ * GT CLIPPER STANDARD HEADER
+ *
+ * File......: chareven.c
+ * Author....: Andy M Leighton
+ * BBS.......: The Dark Knight Returns
+ * Net/Node..: 050/069
+ * User Name.: Andy Leighton
+ * Date......: 24/05/93
+ * Revision..: 1.00
+ *
+ * This is an original work by Andy Leighton and is placed in the
+ * public domain.
+ *
+ * Modification history:
+ * ---------------------
+ *
+ * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.1  1999/06/02 06:32:42  ajahja
+ * Adding GT Library
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  $DOC$
+ *  $FUNCNAME$
+ *      GT_CHAREVEN()
+ *  $CATEGORY$
+ *      String
+ *  $ONELINER$
+ *      Return a string of all the characters in even positions
+ *  $SYNTAX$
+ *      GT_CharEven(<cStr>) --> cRet
+ *  $ARGUMENTS$
+ *      <cStr>   - A character string to extract chars from
+ *  $RETURNS$
+ *      cRet     - A string of all the chars in even positions
+ *  $DESCRIPTION$
+ *      Return a string consisting of all the characters in even
+ *      positions in <cStr1>.
+ *
+ *      NOTE:
+ *         invalid parameters will return ""
+ *  $EXAMPLES$
+ *
+ *      ? gt_CharEven("abcdefghijklm")             // prints "bdfhjl"
+ *
+ *  $END$
+ */
+
+#include <extend.h>
+
+HARBOUR
+gt_charEven()
+{
+  char *s1, *s2;
+  int len, i;
+
+  if (ISCHAR(1)) {
+    s1  = _parc(1);
+    len = _parclen(1);
+
+    s2  = _xgrab(len / 2);              // grab us some mem to work with
+
+    for (i = 1; i <= len; i += 2)
+      s2[(i - 1)/2] = s1[i] & 0x7f;
+
+    _retc(s2);
+    _xfree(s2);                     // free alloc'ed mem
+  } else {
+    _retc((char *) NULL);           // parameter mismatch - error NullStr
+  }
+}
diff --git a/harbour/source/tools/charodd.c b/harbour/source/tools/charodd.c
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+/*
+ * GT CLIPPER STANDARD HEADER
+ *
+ * File......: charodd.c
+ * Author....: Andy M Leighton
+ * BBS.......: The Dark Knight Returns
+ * Net/Node..: 050/069
+ * User Name.: Andy Leighton
+ * Date......: 24/05/93
+ * Revision..: 1.00
+ *
+ * This is an original work by Andy Leighton and is placed in the
+ * public domain.
+ *
+ * Modification history:
+ * ---------------------
+ *
+ * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.1  1999/06/02 06:32:42  ajahja
+ * Adding GT Library
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ *  $DOC$
+ *  $FUNCNAME$
+ *      GT_CHARODD()
+ *  $CATEGORY$
+ *      String
+ *  $ONELINER$
+ *      Return a string of all the characters in odd positions
+ *  $SYNTAX$
+ *      GT_CharOdd(<cStr>) --> cRet
+ *  $ARGUMENTS$
+ *      <cStr>   - A character string to extract chars from
+ *  $RETURNS$
+ *      cRet     - A string of all the chars in odd positions
+ *  $DESCRIPTION$
+ *      Return a string consisting of all the characters in odd
+ *      positions in <cStr1>.
+ *
+ *      NOTE:
+ *         invalid parameters will return ""
+ *  $EXAMPLES$
+ *
+ *      ? gt_CharOdd("abcdefghijklm")             // prints "acegikm"
+ *
+ *  $END$
+ */
+
+#include <extend.h>
+
+HARBOUR
+GT_charOdd()
+{
+  char *s1, *s2;
+  int len, i;
+
+  if (ISCHAR(1)) {
+    s1  = _parc(1);
+    len = _parclen(1);
+
+    s2  = _xgrab(len / 2);          // grab us some mem to work with
+
+    for (i = 0; i <= len; i += 2)
+      s2[i/2] = s1[i] & 0x7f;
+
+    _retc(s2);
+    _xfree(s2);                     // free alloc'ed mem
+  } else {
+    _retc((char *) NULL);           // parameter mismatch - error NullStr
+  }
+}