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I have defined a String = ^ char type which fixed the error in line 44. However I still have an error in line 17.

27 rather ? you have a common beginner error "; before else" the "if then else" instruction format in pascal is

if Condition then Instruction1 else Instruction2

no ; before else.

the logics is that is pascal ; is an instruction _separator_ not an instruction _terminator_ An instruction needs not to be terminated by ; it can be terminated e.g. by the keyword "end" or by the keyword "else" as in this case.

Additional question, how do I get a data from ^ char pointer? If I have: a: ^ char; In c I would do the follwoing, either: *a = 'a'; or a[0] = 'a';

How do I do the equvalent in GPC?

you need first to allocate memory by new(a) then a^:='a' in C also you can have surprises if you do not allocate memory.

there is a shortcut with constants const a: pChar = 'a'; or even const a: pChar = 'foo'; which makes both memory allocation and filling but this is not allowed with --standard-pascal which is very picky.

Maurice