The definitive Assert. Better than the line numbers supplied w/ the C/C++ Assert, this assert gives you the "find|error" logical address of the calling module that called assert. It returns the ssss:oooo seg offset pair so you can find where the assert was called. Again, you can use the ifopt D+ if you wish but I prefer a define _NDEBUG instead. Hopefully this is the end-all assert. Use freely, just drop me an e-mail at vandewb@wku.wkuvx1.edu if you find it useful. Here it is...Jay Cole { Call if you need to verify implied conditions } procedure Assert(assertedCond : boolean; const msgStr : string); implementation {$ifdef WINDOWS} uses WinProcs, SysUtils, WinTypes; {$else} uses sysUtils; {$endif} { Error when the assumption made is not correct. } procedure Assert(assertedCond : boolean; const msgStr : string); var msgOut : array[0..300] of char; hexStr : array[0..30] of char; progSeg, progOfs : word; tmpStr : string; begin { Get the logical segment used by the Find|Error menu option of delphi } asm mov ax, [bp+04] { Load physical segm of the calling proc on call stack } mov es, ax mov ax, word ptr es:0 { Logical segm stored in 0th position of physical seg } mov progSeg, ax { Logical, not physical segm used in Find|Error menu item } mov ax, [bp+02] mov progOfs, ax { Physical ofs is used by find|error, no translation needed } end; {$ifndef _NDEBUG} { Are we allowed to assert? } if (not assertedCond) then begin { construct msg\nat location ssss:oooo using the logical address } StrPCopy(msgOut, msgStr); tmpStr := chr(10)+'at location '+IntToHex(progSeg,4)+':'+IntToHex(progOfs,4); StrPCopy(hexStr, tmpStr); StrCat(msgOut, hexStr); {$ifdef WINDOWS} MessageBox(0, msgOut, 'Assert Failed', MB_ICONSTOP+MB_SYSTEMMODAL+MB_OK); {$else} WriteLn('Assert Failed', msgOut); {$endif} { Now, terminate the program because of assertion problem } halt; end; {$endif} end;