VH>>>> Isn't ord a library function? ( correct me if I'm wrong :)
 VH>>>> but isnt i := byte(s[0]) faster? ( typecast rather than function
 VH>>>> call
 JM>> No, they execute at the same speed.  In fact, it is done at
 JM>> compile time.
 VH> OK, I'll just learn not to trust the manuals 100% then ;)
A typecast is normally faster than a function call, but in the
case of ord(), the function call is replaced by the typecast by
the compiler.  As far as the Pascal language is concerned, ORD()
is a function call.  However, the compiler doesn't implement it
as a function call.
Jud McCranie
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