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void do_restring (CHAR_DATA * ch, char *argument)
{
   int i;
   long cost;
   OBJ_DATA *obj;
   char arg1[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];   /*Object*/
   char string_where[MAX_INPUT_LENGTH];
   char *string;
   bool errors, isName; 

   isName = FALSE;
   errors = FALSE;
   cost   = 250000;

   /*Gold check*/
   if ((ch->gold - cost) < 0)
   {
      send_to_char("You're poor!  Get a job, you shiftless bum!\n\r", ch);      return;
   }

   if ( argument == NULL || argument[0] == '\0' )
      return;

   smash_tilde (argument);
   argument = one_argument (argument, arg1);
   argument = one_argument (argument, string_where);
   string = argument;

   if ((obj = get_obj_carry (ch, arg1)) == NULL)
   {
       send_to_char ("You aren't carrying that object.\n\r", ch);
       return;
   }

   /* Sanity check for empty strings */
   if( string == NULL || string[0] == '\0'){
      send_to_char("You have to provide a string, smartypants!\n\r", ch);   	
      return;
   }
  
   /*Don't allow colors at all in 'name' for objects'*/
   if (!str_prefix(string_where, "name"))
      isName = TRUE;
      
   /* Start looping through *string */
   for(i = 0; i < strlen(string); i++)
   {      
       /* When the end is reached, break.*/
	if(string[i] == '\0') {
		break;
	}
        
        /* If string[i] isn't '&', then continue.
         * Placed here to save time as most chars won't be.
         */
	else if(string[i] != '&' ) {
		continue;
	}
        else if(string[i] == '&' && isName) {
              {errors = TRUE; break;}
        }
        		
	/* If string[i] is '&' and string[i+1] is '\0'
         * Whoa, wrong, return.  It'll bleed.  For example, string{ .
         */
	else if (string[i] == '&' && string[i+1] == '\0' ) {
		send_to_char("That string will colorbleed--please"
		             " end your strings with &g.\n\r", ch);
		return;
	}
	
	/* If string[i] is '&' and string[i+1] isn't '\0', but
	 * string[i+2] is \0.  If so, we need to make sure that
	 * the color won't bleed.  
	 */
	else if (string[i] == '&' && string[i+1] != '\0' && string[i+2] == '\0')
	{
	   /* All done*/
	   if (string[i+1] == 'g')
	      break;
	   else
	   /*Color bleeding (string&& or string&g for example)*/
	   {
		send_to_char("That string will colorbleed--please"
		             " end your strings with &g.\n\r", ch);
		return;
           }
	}
        	
	/* Isn't needed, but makes me feel better ;)
         */
	else { continue; }
   }

   if (errors)
   {
      send_to_char("Colors are not allowed in the name of an object.\n\r", ch);
      return;
   }

   if (!str_prefix (string_where, "name"))
   {
<ERROR - its the free_String)>       free_string (obj->name);
       obj->name = str_dup (string);
   }
   else if (!str_prefix (string_where, "short"))
   {
<ERROR - its the free_String)>       free_string (obj->short_descr);
       obj->short_descr = str_dup (string);
   }
   else if (!str_prefix (string_where, "long"))
   {
<ERROR - its the free_String)>       free_string (obj->description);
       obj->description = str_dup (string);
   }
   else
   {
      send_to_char("The commissary man stares blankly at you for a moment before finally pointing at a sign on the wall labeled 'help autostring'.\n\r",ch);
      return;
   }
   
   ch->gold -= cost;
      send_to_char("All done!\n\r",ch);
   return;
}