diff --git a/mystic/mpl_compile.pas b/mystic/mpl_compile.pas
index d3d20c4..88930b7 100644
--- a/mystic/mpl_compile.pas
+++ b/mystic/mpl_compile.pas
@@ -1287,6 +1287,9 @@ Begin
 
   VarNum := FindVariable(IdentStr);
 
+  // need to create a file type parser in execute
+  // so we can output the record size and support "file of records"
+
   If VarData[VarNum]^.vType <> iFile Then Error (mpsTypeMismatch, '');
 End;
 
@@ -1304,6 +1307,10 @@ Begin
     Error (mpsTypeMismatch, '');
 
   OutWord (VarData[VarNum]^.VarID);
+
+  ParseArray   (VarNum, True);
+  ParseElement (VarNum, False, iLongInt);
+  // added array and element 1.10a14 for onecard := deck[1] problem
 End;
 
 Procedure TParserEngine.NewBooleanCrap;
@@ -2245,9 +2252,10 @@ End;
 
 Procedure TParserEngine.StatementCase;
 Var
-  VarNum   : LongInt;
-  SavedPos : LongInt;
-  Count    : LongInt;
+  VarNum     : LongInt;
+  SavedPos   : LongInt;
+  Count      : LongInt;
+  TargetType : TIdentTypes;
 Begin
   OutString(Char(opCase));
 
@@ -2270,7 +2278,32 @@ Begin
     Exit;
   End;
 
-  OutString(Char(Byte(VarData[VarNum]^.vType)));
+  TargetType := VarData[VarNum]^.vType;
+
+  If TargetType = iRecord Then
+    TargetType := ParseElementType(VarNum, True);
+
+  OutString(Char(Byte(TargetType)));
+  //asf
+  //asdf
+
+  Case TargetType of
+    iString    : ParseVarString;
+    iChar      : ParseVarChar;
+    iBool      : ParseVarBoolean;
+    iByte,
+    iShort,
+    iWord,
+    iInteger,
+    iLongInt,
+    iCardinal,
+    iReal      : ParseVarNumber(True);
+  Else
+    Error (mpsTypeMismatch, '');
+  End;
+
+
+(*
 
   If VarData[VarNum]^.vType = iString Then
     ParseVarString
@@ -2283,8 +2316,12 @@ Begin
   Else
   If VarData[VarNum]^.vType in vNums Then
     ParseVarNumber(True)
+  Else
+  If VarData[VarNum]^.vType = iRecord Then
+    ParseVarRecord
   Else
     Error (mpsTypeMismatch, '');
+*)
 
   Case tkwType of
     1 : GetStr (tkw[wCaseOf], True, False);
@@ -2299,7 +2336,7 @@ Begin
     NextChar;
     PrevChar;
 
-    Case VarData[VarNum]^.vType of
+    Case TargetType of
       iChar,
       iString: Repeat
                  ParseVarString;
diff --git a/mystic/mpl_execute.pas b/mystic/mpl_execute.pas
index b73a09c..d4d73e6 100644
--- a/mystic/mpl_execute.pas
+++ b/mystic/mpl_execute.pas
@@ -931,6 +931,9 @@ Var
   Target    : Byte;
   TempStr   : String;
   RecID     : Word;
+
+  AD : TArrayInfo;
+  RI : TRecInfo;
 Begin
   CheckArray (VarNum, ArrayData, RecInfo);
 
@@ -964,7 +967,17 @@ Begin
 
                   RecID := FindVariable(W);
 
-                  Move (VarData[RecID]^.Data^, GetDataPtr(VarNum, ArrayData, RecInfo)^, VarData[RecID]^.DataSize);
+                  CheckArray (RecID, AD, RI);
+//asdf DEBUG DEBUG
+// how do we get the real size of the shit here?
+// i added Checkarray here and ParseElement in ParseVarRecord for compiler
+//session.io.outfullln('datasize=' + stri2s(vardata[recid]^.datasize));
+//session.io.outfullln('varsize=' + stri2s(vardata[recid]^.varsize));
+//session.io.outfullln('|PN');
+
+                  Move (GetDataPtr(RecID, AD, RI)^, GetDataPtr(VarNum, ArrayData, RecInfo)^, RecInfo.OneSize {VarData[RecID]^.VarSize});
+
+//                  Move (VarData[RecID]^.Data^, GetDataPtr(VarNum, ArrayData, RecInfo)^, VarData[RecID]^.DataSize);
                 End;
   End;
 End;
@@ -1250,6 +1263,8 @@ Begin
                   Param[Count].vID   := FindVariable(W);
                   Param[Count].vSize := VarData[Param[Count].vID]^.DataSize;
                   Param[Count].vData := VarData[Param[Count].vID]^.Data;
+                  //parsesometrihng
+                  CheckArray (Param[Count].vID, ArrayData, RecInfo);
                 End;
         End;
       End;