From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2005-02-04, RadSurfer  wrote:   
   >   
   > Jason Burgon wrote:   
   >> "RadSurfer"  wrote in message   
   >> news:1107491001.797470.208840@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...   
   >>   
   >> Pascal string handling is MUCH better than C's. The only problem is   
   > the 255   
   >> character limitation. TP7/BP7 also provides comprehesive support for   
   > ASCIIZ   
   >> (C-style) strings - PChar. But only use these if you really do need   
   > large   
   >> strings. Also, there is a difference in Pascal between "Char" and   
   > "Byte".   
   >> Only use String's and Char's if you're actually dealing with text. DO   
   > NOT   
   >> USE Char as an equivalent of 0..255.   
   >   
   > C would easily dance circles around Basic or PTascal when it comes to   
   > string manipulation.   
      
   Well, that is a good one. So fine. Prove it.   
      
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