From: marcov@stack.nl   
      
   On 2005-03-01, RadSurfer  wrote:   
   > I noticed some really nice String Functions in the Lazarus Units that   
   > would be very nice to have in the MS-DOS implementation of FreePascal   
   > 1.0.10, so I want to know is there a way to simply obtain a StrUtils   
   > package that would work?   
      
   No. 1.0.x branch was already limited to security features only  before   
   1.0.10 was released, unless, maybe, an external maintainer team stepped up,   
   which hasn't happened.   
      
   > MidStr, NPos, etc... finally respectable functions :-)   
      
   Midstr should not be used. It is just an alias for VB programmers.   
   The proper (standard) function is copy. (not that midstr is broken or so,   
   but you don't really need it)   
      
   > When I searched thru Units.pdf 1.0.10 none of these functions   
   > surfaced...   
   >   
   > Any chance StrUtils will be available for DOS/Console apps in 2.0rc ?   
      
   strutils is available for these apps in 1.9.x.  Dos is still at 1.9.6 level   
   in the 1.9.x branch though.   
      
   > Lazarus Questions:   
   > Where is the best place to put Global Variable Declarations in a   
   > Lazarus Project?   
      
   If they are _really_ global, I'd suggest a separate unit, to simplify future   
   dependancies. If they are just global to the unit, put them in the   
   implementation section of the unit.   
      
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