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Why this structure does not work anymore with PV45RC1 ?

Structure clear because this structure can not be totally deleted, because it is not clear whether an integer is filled or the string.
So it would come to a memory leak.
Use a this or fixstrings:

it is not the same thing
with , String I would have to use Peeks() to retrieve the string!

with , String I would have to use Peeks() to retrieve the string!

You would just drill down one more level:

@Kinglestat : even allowing for the fact that earlier versions of PB permitted you to do such a thing, it would never have been a good idea because of the reasons STARGÅTE outlined. You are just asking for trouble, especially if using this structure in the form of a local variable. I'd expect some serious crashes here when PB's generated code attempted to tidy up the stack etc.

the problem is speed; I need to quickly have access to a string in a particular memory location without using Peeks()
If you have any ideas, please feel free to share

cheers

Either use a pointer or Netmaestro's code above.

thanks netmaestro
should even have been obvious (to me)