char *StripCarriageReturns ( const char *thestring )
{

    UplinkAssert (thestring);

    // Is there a cr?

    char *firstcr = strchr ( thestring, '\n' );

    if ( !firstcr ) {

        // No cr found - copy string and return it

        char *result = new char [strlen(thestring)+1];
        strcpy ( result, thestring );
        return result;

    }
    else {

        // Found a cr - so shorten string to that point

        int newlength = firstcr - thestring;
        char *result = new char [newlength+1];
        strncpy ( result, thestring, newlength );
        result [newlength] = '\x0';
        return result;

    }

}