diff --git a/clibrary.c b/clibrary.c
index 0dfec0f..1f51da5 100644
--- a/clibrary.c
+++ b/clibrary.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void GenericPrintf(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ReturnValue, struct
                     NextArg = (struct Value *)((char *)NextArg + sizeof(struct Value) + TypeStackSizeValue(NextArg));
                     if (NextArg->Typ != FormatType && 
                             !((FormatType == &IntType || *FPos == 'f') && IS_NUMERIC_COERCIBLE(NextArg)) &&
-                            !(FormatType == CharPtrType && ( (NextArg->Typ->Base == TypePointer && NextArg->Typ->FromType->Base == TypeArray && NextArg->Typ->FromType->FromType->Base == TypeChar) || 
+                            !(FormatType == CharPtrType && (NextArg->Typ->Base == TypePointer || 
                                                              (NextArg->Typ->Base == TypeArray && NextArg->Typ->FromType->Base == TypeChar) ) ) )
                         PrintStr("XXX", Stream);   /* bad type for format */
                     else
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void GenericPrintf(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ReturnValue, struct
                             {
                                 char *Str;
                                 
-                                if (NextArg->Typ == CharPtrType || (NextArg->Typ->Base == TypePointer && NextArg->Typ->FromType->Base == TypeArray && NextArg->Typ->FromType->FromType->Base == TypeChar) )
+                                if (NextArg->Typ->Base == TypePointer)
                                 {
 #ifndef NATIVE_POINTERS
                                     struct Value *CharArray = NextArg->Val->Pointer.Segment;
diff --git a/expression.c b/expression.c
index 976e630..009a133 100644
--- a/expression.c
+++ b/expression.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void ExpressionAssignToPointer(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ToValue,
         ToValue->Val->Pointer.Offset = 0;
         DerefVal = FromValue;
 #else
-        ToValue->Val->NativePointer = FromValue;
+        ToValue->Val->NativePointer = FromValue->Val->Array.Data;
 #endif
     }
     else if (FromValue->Typ->Base == TypePointer && FromValue->Typ->FromType->Base == TypeArray && PointedToType == FromValue->Typ->FromType->FromType)