calculate the distance of two string

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

#define MIN(x, y, z)	((x < y) ? (x < z ? x : z) : (y < z ? y : z))
 
int calcStringDistance(const string &s1, int beg1, int end1, const string &s2, int beg2, int end2)
{
	if(beg1 > end1)
	{
		if(beg2 > end2)
			return 0;
		else
			return (end2-beg2+1);		
	}
	if(beg2 > end2)
	{
		if(beg1 > end1)
			return 0;
		else
			return (end1-beg1+1);		
	}

	if(s1[beg1] == s2[beg2])
		calcStringDistance(s1, beg1+1, end1, s2, beg2+1, end2);
	else
	{
		int d1 = calcStringDistance(s1, beg1+1, end1, s2, beg2, end2);
		int d2 = calcStringDistance(s1, beg1, end1, s2, beg2+1, end2);
		int d3 = calcStringDistance(s1, beg1+1, end1, s2, beg2+1, end2);

		return MIN(d1, d2, d3)+1;
	}
}

int main()
{
	string s1 = "123450";
	string s2 = "012345";
	
	int distance = calcStringDistance(s1, 0, s1.size()-1, s2, 0, s2.size()-1);
	cout << distance <<endl;
}