Hi Vince, Delphi does have strings in every edition.
However, unlike Java, strings are a primitive type in Delphi, not a class, so you cannot call methods on a string. As Peter pointed out, there are plenty of built-in methods in Delphi which operate on strings however. HTH, Conor -----Original Message----- From: Vince Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I'm a Java programmer, in the process of changing to Delphi. I'm trying to write some simple programs, but I'm running into a raft of problems. My first problem is, I can't seem to get Strings to work. eg. myString.toUpperCase produces a compiler error, and I can't find a list of available methods. I can't believe strings wouldn't be available in Delphi Personal edition! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/