-=> Quoting Chris Hoppman to All <=-


 CH> type
 CH> UsersRec = record
 CH> FirstName : String[35];
 CH> LastName  : Stirng[35];
 CH> Alias     : String[60];
 CH> Password  : String[12];
 CH> end;{record usersrec}

 CH> Var
 CH> Users : File of UsersRec;
 CH> Users : UsersRec;
 CH> begin
 CH> {etc etc}

        In modern machines with gighz machines and such it
        really isn't that much unless your doing a data hog
        like a Database program.  But a rule of thumb basically
        anything is better with pointers.  The main benefit is
        data storage of course but speed helps.
        So it depends on how many records you might be dealing with.
        A few hundred who cares.  A million then yeah use pointers. :)




... Coffee - 2 sugars - cream - and aspirin.
--- Fringe BBS