[fpc-pascal] pointer arithmetic help required

[Jürgen Hestermann]

>> Now I know why vendors of newer languages (Dephi, Java etc) are trying
>> to hide pointers from programmers. They are very tricky to work with -
>> and give errors without warning!
> Especially when compiler and programmer are both trying to outsmart each other. :D

Yes. But I never needed pointer arithmetic in my programs even when 
using pointers heavily. I always use arrays (of pointers) or records 
(with pointers) where the pointers point to well defined data types. I 
an a bit astonished that pointer arithmetic is even possible in Pascal. 
Yet another C-style crept in.