BS>Can anybody explain the following ?  (code has been simplified) ...
BS>Delphi Version 1.0 (raw).  Platform, W95.
BS>var
BS>  tch : char ;  s : strings ;
BS>begin
BS>  tch := 'A' ;
BS>{ then use either }
BS>  s := tch ;
BS>  ShowMessage('Drive '+ s + ':') ;   { works OK, no problem }
BS>{ or ... }
BS>  ShowMessage('Drive '+ tch + ':') ; { problems ! }
BS>The second causes a GPF somewhat later in the code while traversing a
BS>pointer structure.  It seems that you can not "plus" a character into a
BS>string for ShowMessage, though I have "plussed" character variables into
BS>strings millions of times in the past.
You might try casting the character as a string...  I suspect (though I
could be wrong, as I am just guessing), that the problem lies in how
strings are sent to API functions.  They are generally converted to null
terminated strings.  "Adding" a char might mess that up...
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