diff --git a/clibrary.c b/clibrary.c
index 1f51da5..38161e9 100644
--- a/clibrary.c
+++ b/clibrary.c
@@ -273,7 +273,10 @@ void GenericPrintf(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ReturnValue, struct
                                 else
                                     Str = NextArg->Val->Array.Data;
                                     
-                                PrintStr(Str, Stream); 
+                                if (Str == NULL)
+                                    PrintStr("NULL", Stream); 
+                                else
+                                    PrintStr(Str, Stream); 
                                 break;
                             }
                             case 'd': PrintInt(ExpressionCoerceInteger(NextArg), FieldWidth, ZeroPad, LeftJustify, Stream); break;
diff --git a/expression.c b/expression.c
index fc62003..60e60ed 100644
--- a/expression.c
+++ b/expression.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ void ExpressionAssign(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *DestValue, struct
 /* evaluate a prefix operator */
 void ExpressionPrefixOperator(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ExpressionStack **StackTop, enum LexToken Op, struct Value *TopValue)
 {
-    struct Value *TempLValue;
     struct Value *Result;
 
     if (Parser->Mode != RunModeRun)
@@ -428,18 +427,17 @@ void ExpressionPrefixOperator(struct ParseState *Parser, struct ExpressionStack
             if (!TopValue->IsLValue)
                 ProgramFail(Parser, "can't get the address of this");
 
-            TempLValue = TopValue->LValueFrom;
-            assert(TempLValue != NULL);
             Result = VariableAllocValueFromType(Parser, TypeGetMatching(Parser, TopValue->Typ, TypePointer, 0, StrEmpty), FALSE, NULL, FALSE);
 #ifndef NATIVE_POINTERS
-            Result->Val->Pointer.Segment = TempLValue;
-            if (Result->LValueFrom != NULL)
-                Result->Val->Pointer.Offset = (char *)Result->Val - (char *)Result->LValueFrom;
+            {
+                struct Value *TempLValue = TopValue->LValueFrom;
+                assert(TempLValue != NULL);
+                Result->Val->Pointer.Segment = TempLValue;
+                if (Result->LValueFrom != NULL)
+                    Result->Val->Pointer.Offset = (char *)Result->Val - (char *)Result->LValueFrom;
+            }
 #else
-            if (TempLValue->Typ->Base == TypeArray)
-                Result->Val->NativePointer = TopValue->Val;
-            else
-                Result->Val->NativePointer = TempLValue->Val;
+            Result->Val->NativePointer = TopValue->Val;
 #endif                
             ExpressionStackPushValueNode(Parser, StackTop, Result);
             break;
diff --git a/tests/28_strings.c b/tests/28_strings.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f886c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/28_strings.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+char a[10];
+
+strcpy(a, "hello");
+printf("%s\n", a);
+
+/*
+strcpy(&a, "there");
+printf("%s\n", a);
+*/
+
+strncpy(a, "gosh", 2);
+printf("%s\n", a);
+
+printf("%d\n", strcmp(a, "apple"));
+printf("%d\n", strcmp(a, "goere"));
+printf("%d\n", strcmp(a, "zebra"));
+
+printf("%d\n", strlen(a));
+
+strcat(a, "!");
+printf("%s\n", a);
+
+printf("%d\n", strncmp(a, "apple", 2));
+printf("%d\n", strncmp(a, "goere", 2));
+printf("%d\n", strncmp(a, "goerg", 2));
+printf("%d\n", strncmp(a, "zebra", 2));
+
+printf("%s\n", index(a, 'o'));
+printf("%s\n", rindex(a, 'l'));
+printf("%s\n", rindex(a, 'x'));
+
+memset(&a[1], 'r', 4);
+printf("%s\n", a);
+
+memcpy(&a[2], a, 2);
+printf("%s\n", a);
+
+printf("%d\n", memcmp(a, "apple", 4));
+printf("%d\n", memcmp(a, "grgr", 4));
+printf("%d\n", memcmp(a, "zebra", 4));
+
diff --git a/tests/28_strings.expect b/tests/28_strings.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41ee1b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/28_strings.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+hello
+gollo
+1
+1
+-1
+5
+gollo!
+6
+0
+0
+-19
+ollo!
+lo!
+NULL
+grrrr!
+grgrr!
+1
+0
+-1
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 0a10352..1c5cd08 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 	23_type_coercion.test \
 	24_math_library.test \
 	25_quicksort.test \
-	26_character_constants.test
+	26_character_constants.test \
+	28_strings.test \
+	29_array_address.test
 #	27_sizeof.test
 
 %.test: %.expect %.c