diff --git a/examples/example2 b/examples/example2
index 594842f..155367f 100755
Binary files a/examples/example2 and b/examples/example2 differ
diff --git a/examples/example2.cpp b/examples/example2.cpp
index 8faa824..661a6d7 100644
--- a/examples/example2.cpp
+++ b/examples/example2.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 using namespace pipecolors;
 
 int main(void) {
-
+   char * buffer;
    int num = 5;
    const char* str = "My number is";
    int len = pcprintf("|01%s |41|09%d|39\n", str, num);
-   pcprintf("|10Length of String is : |15|30%d\n", len);
+   pcprintf("|10Length of Len is : |15|30%d\n|07", len);
+   int len2 = pcsprintf(buffer, "%s %d\n", str, num);
+   printf("%s\n", buffer);
    return 0;                  
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libpipecolors.cpp b/libpipecolors.cpp
index 89f00e1..34ad857 100644
--- a/libpipecolors.cpp
+++ b/libpipecolors.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace pipecolors {
     start = s.begin();
     end = s.end();
     std::string len(s);
-    int reallen;
+
     colors = getColors();
 
     while(regex_search(start, end, match, re, flags))
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ namespace pipecolors {
       flags |= boost::match_prev_avail | boost::match_not_bob;
     }
 
-    return std::make_pair(s, len.find("\n") ? len.length() - 1 : len.length());
-
+    return std::make_pair(s, len.length());
+    
   }
 
   int pcprintf( const char * fmt, ...)
@@ -130,7 +130,24 @@ namespace pipecolors {
     return(result.second);
 
   }
-  int pcsprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
-    return true;
+  int pcsprintf( char * str, const char * fmt, ... ) {
+    int ret;
+    
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    ret = vasprintf(&str, fmt, args);
+    
+    if(ret == -1) {
+        free(str);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    std::string s(str);
+    //free(buffer);
+
+    //std::pair<std::string, int> result = replace_colors(s);
+    //char* buffer = result.first;
+    
+    return s.length();
   }
 } // namespace
diff --git a/pipecolors.h b/pipecolors.h
index 6b7a662..c571788 100644
--- a/pipecolors.h
+++ b/pipecolors.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 int pcprintf( const char * format, ... );
-int pcsprintf(char **strp, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+int pcsprintf( char * str, const char * fmt, ... );
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }