Not really sure of the point but:
Code:
const char * testString = "Now is the time for this test to end";


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   int nRC = 0;
   cout << "lettersearch_test 1.0" << endl;
   int count = 0;
   char testChar = 'e';
   for(int x = 0; x < strlen(testString); x++)
   {
      if(testString[x] == testChar)
      {
	 count++;
      }


   }
   cout << "\'" << testChar << "\' was found " << count << " times." << endl;
   return nRC;
}