Program ClickAnImage      Method Main()            Define iconfile As Sprite            iconfile.Load("Car1.gif")            ...

I have attached a Demo Program for testing DataTypes in string variables, I think this will answer your questions. Thanks for the great question and keep having fun   

Tight loop are an issue for a lot of languages because they don't give the PC enough time to process background jobs, this is the reason for commands like DoEvents() in Phrogram and VB, if you put a DoEvents in the tight loop usually this will solve the issue because it forces Background events to run. Thanks and have fun   

Well there is a freeware version of Phrogram and it has more capabilities that KPL and there is also an academic version as well that will entitle you and you students to a special section of the forums for support that isn’t included with the freeware version. The main differences are:1)      Phrogram builds ...