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Scott, > The procedure still receives a > read-only pointer to the data in question, rather than the value of the > data. I doubt whether that is completely accurate; I don't think it is a read-only pointer, but just a pointer. If I understand things correctly, the CONST in the prototype is just a promise to the compiler that the called procedure or program won't change whatever the pointer is pointing at (thereby making it possible for the compiler to use a temporary variable). I use CONST often in prototypes for API calls; where the only guarantee that the parameter won't be changed is the documentation. The CONST in the procedure interface is different, of course; the compiler checks that the procedure doesn't change the parameter. Joep Beckeringh
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