#define NUL '\0'
char ASIIC[30] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
int prepare_key(char * key){
int i = 0;
char * copy = strdup(key);
while(*copy != NUL)
{
*copy = toupper( *key );
if(ASIIC[*copy - 'A'] != 0)
{
ASIIC[*copy - 'A'] = 0;
*key++= *copy++;
}else
copy++;
}
while(i++ < 26)
if(ASIIC[i] != 0)
*key++ = ASIIC[i];
}