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   Jud McCranie to RadSurfer   
   Re: This is terrible! TP 5.5   
   04 Feb 05 01:01:58   
   
   From: youknowwhat.mccranie@adelphia.net   
      
   On 3 Feb 2005 20:23:21 -0800, "RadSurfer"  wrote:   
      
   >    Buffer0: String[BUFSIZ];         { Illegal Expression?!?! Say What?   
   >}   
   >    Buffer1: String[256];            { FAILS! String too large   
   >apparently }   
      
   TP 5.5 strings are limited to 255 characters.  Remember TP 5.5 is from   
   the 1980s, and is for 16-bit DOS.   
      
   >    Buffer2: Char[256];              { Char is not a reserved word! }   
      
   Buffer2 : array[ 1 .. 256] of char;   
   or   
   Buffer2 : array[ 0 .. 254] of char;   
   etc   
      
   >Either 5.5 sites are just gone now; but even finding 7.0 stuff seems   
   >tricky.   
      
   Considering that TP 5.5 was replaced about 15 years ago...   
      
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   Replace you know what by j to email   
      
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