In article "Using fixed strings in s" (on 26.06.96), Tim Hutzler@1:119/88 
says:
Hello Tim !!
>     foo$ = rec.CName(x??)
>
> I get compile error 421 (String operand expected)
Use:
      foo$ = rec(x??).CName
> Well, rec.CName *is* a string - so what's the problem?
The PowerBASIC syntax ;)
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