<< I often need to store a lot of strings, and don't want to waste the
space allocated to a String(255) for each one.  With "short" strings,
I just allocate memory (with the Mac system NewPtr routine, not with
the Pascal New routine) for Length(s)+1 bytes, and then BlockMove the
string in.  This has the advantage that the string can be references
as just Str255Ptr(s)^ (sometimes the size needs to be aligned to 2 or
4 bytes, depending on the platform).  >>

 

 

The Pascal Macro Compiler has a set of macros that will pack character strings without any wasted space between them  The macros can be downloaded directly from the webpage http://www.contestcen.com/paskey.htm which has both the source code and a detailed description.

 

Frank Rubin

Master Software Corp.