RM> Declare the function "inline". Neat, fast, takes a bit more
 RM> space in the exe.

 BL> In C, or Pascal?
 RM> C. I don't do Pascal.

 BL> Isn't that what a macro does in C anyway?

 RM> yes, but the compiler can give more meaningful error messages

  ROFL!! I'd like to see that! My Borland C compiler gives the *least*
meaningful error messages imaginable.

 RM> er.. does inline mean the same in Pascal as it does in C?

  Who knows? I don't do inline in C.

 RM> In C, it means that when you write a function call, like

 RM> z = add_numbers(x,y);

 RM> then instead of placing a call to the function add_numbers() at
 RM> that point, the compiler writes a complete copy of the code for
 RM> add_numbers, eliminating the function call.

  Oh... like a macro, only with more meaningful error messages.
ROFL! I'd give you some examples but they are so meaningless I can't
remember them. Things like: zonk twack is internal hongbug. That was
one of the more meaningful error messages.

  In Pascal, the inline directive inserts the actual code you put
there.

Regards,
Bob
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