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I have used C for years but I'm only now learning to use Delphi. I would appreciate any tips on potential pitfalls. I have seen examples using pointer dereferences, such as "*p" in C vs. "p^" in Delphi, but what is the Delphi equivalent of "p = p->next;"? I have tried converting some C code to Delphi, but I keep getting a "E2029 Statement expected but type found at line" message. As far as I can tell, type is a legal statement, Here is the code fragment: procedure TElements.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin // No element has more than 10 oxidation states Const MAX_OXIDATION_STATES:integer = 10; Const TOTAL_ELEMENTS:integer = 118; var AtomicNumber1:integer := 0; var AtomicNumber2:integer := 0; var leastCommonMultiple:integer; var ratio1:integer; var ratio2:integer; var Combinations:integer; var valence1:integer; var valence2:integer; var v1:integer; var v2:integer; var errorMessage:string; // Instantiate 118 objects, one for each element type AllElements = record Number: integer; // Atomic number Symbol: string; // Element symbol Name: string; // Element name AlphaSeq: integer; // Name alphabetical sequence number Mass: double; // Atomic number Oxidation: string; // Oxidation states end; Any suggestions? Thanks for any tips! Tom