Jochen,
the benchmark timings:
###### Start benchmark translating string to array: ######
#0 MB= ;;;; head
#n MB= ENDIF
#0 Bsl= ;;;; head
#n Bsl= ENDIF
Timings are for 200 * translating Windows.inc to an array:
1409 milliseconds for 26902 strings with bsplit
450 milliseconds for 26902 strings with StringToArray
############ End of benchmark ############
Gunther