In order to read strings I have defined the following type: String: packed array[0..255] of char; However, when I have the following code: var Test: String; begin readln (Test); end. I get the compil error: only packed array of char may be read from 'Text' files How should I read a string with readln? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/