Hello James!
> I'd like to discuss how to convert Turbo Pascal structures to PB format...
You can use the TYPE commando.
TYPE adresstype
  mname as string*20
  street as string*20
  city as string*10
  idnumber as integer
END TYPE
Now the using of this new type of variable:
DIM adress as adresstype
adress.mname="Michael"
adress.street="Bergstr."
adress.city="St. Julian"
adress.idnumber=5
If you want an array use this:
DIM adress(1 to 100) as adresstype
adress(index%).mname="Michael"
adress(index%).street="Bergstr."
adress(index%).city="St. Julian"
adress(index%).idnumber=5
You can use a type in an other type:
TYPE patientdatatype
  adress as adresstype
  daysinthebed as integer
END TYPE
DIM patientdata as patientdatatype
patientdata.adress.mname="Michael"
I do not know if it's possible to use an array in a type-structure. Test  
it out.
Bye,
   Michael
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