diff --git a/compiler/cg386cnv.pas b/compiler/cg386cnv.pas
index ed1cd8c681..2f63019c4c 100644
--- a/compiler/cg386cnv.pas
+++ b/compiler/cg386cnv.pas
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ implementation
 {$ifdef UseAnsiString}
          { does anybody know a better solution than this big case statement ? }
          { ok, a proc table would do the job                                  }
-         case pstringdef(p)^.string_typ of
+         case pstringdef(p^.resulttype)^.string_typ of
 
             st_shortstring:
-              case pstringdef(p^.left)^.string_typ of
+              case pstringdef(p^.left^.resulttype)^.string_typ of
                  st_shortstring:
                    begin
                       stringdispose(p^.location.reference.symbol);
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ implementation
                    end;
                  st_ansistring:
                    begin
-                      {!!!!!!!}
-                      internalerror(8888);
+                      gettempofsizereference(p^.resulttype^.size,p^.location.reference);
+                      loadansi2short(p^.left,p);
                    end;
                  st_widestring:
                    begin
@@ -1253,7 +1253,10 @@ implementation
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.20  1998-09-17 09:42:12  peter
+  Revision 1.21  1998-09-20 17:46:47  florian
+    * some things regarding ansistrings fixed
+
+  Revision 1.20  1998/09/17 09:42:12  peter
     + pass_2 for cg386
     * Message() -> CGMessage() for pass_1/pass_2
 
diff --git a/compiler/cg386ld.pas b/compiler/cg386ld.pas
index 3224e2941c..5e892f441d 100644
--- a/compiler/cg386ld.pas
+++ b/compiler/cg386ld.pas
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ implementation
          hregister : tregister;
          loc : tloc;
          r : preference;
+         pushed : tpushed;
 
       begin
          otlabel:=truelabel;
@@ -350,13 +351,19 @@ implementation
                 end
               else
 {$endif UseAnsiString}
-              if not (p^.concat_string) then
+              if is_shortstring(p^.left^.resulttype) and
+                not (p^.concat_string) then
                 begin
-                  { we do not need destination anymore }
-                  del_reference(p^.left^.location.reference);
-                  del_reference(p^.right^.location.reference);
-                  loadstring(p);
-                  ungetiftemp(p^.right^.location.reference);
+                  if is_ansistring(p^.right^.resulttype) then
+                    loadansi2short(p^.right,p^.left)
+                  else
+                    begin
+                       { we do not need destination anymore }
+                       del_reference(p^.left^.location.reference);
+                       del_reference(p^.right^.location.reference);
+                       loadstring(p);
+                       ungetiftemp(p^.right^.location.reference);
+                    end;
                 end
               else
                 begin
@@ -552,7 +559,10 @@ implementation
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.15  1998-09-17 09:42:16  peter
+  Revision 1.16  1998-09-20 17:46:48  florian
+    * some things regarding ansistrings fixed
+
+  Revision 1.15  1998/09/17 09:42:16  peter
     + pass_2 for cg386
     * Message() -> CGMessage() for pass_1/pass_2
 
diff --git a/compiler/pass_1.pas b/compiler/pass_1.pas
index 426eec2af8..d5069345f1 100644
--- a/compiler/pass_1.pas
+++ b/compiler/pass_1.pas
@@ -493,14 +493,17 @@ unit pass_1;
          else
 
            { nil is compatible with ansi- and wide strings }
+           { no, that isn't true, (FK)
            if (fromtreetype=niln) and (def_to^.deftype=stringdef)
              and (pstringdef(def_to)^.string_typ in [st_ansistring,st_widestring]) then
              begin
                 doconv:=tc_equal;
                 b:=true;
              end
+
          else
            { ansi- and wide strings can be assigned to void pointers }
+           { no, (FK)
            if (def_from^.deftype=stringdef) and
              (pstringdef(def_from)^.string_typ in [st_ansistring,st_widestring]) and
              (def_to^.deftype=pointerdef) and
@@ -510,8 +513,11 @@ unit pass_1;
                 doconv:=tc_equal;
                 b:=true;
              end
+
          else
-           { ansistrings can be assigned to pchar }
+           }
+           { ansistrings can be assigned to pchar
+             this needs an explicit type cast (FK)
            if is_ansistring(def_from) and
              (def_to^.deftype=pointerdef) and
              (ppointerdef(def_to)^.definition^.deftype=orddef) and
@@ -521,6 +527,7 @@ unit pass_1;
                 b:=true;
              end
          else
+           }
            { pchar can be assigned to ansistrings }
            if ((def_from^.deftype=pointerdef) and
              (ppointerdef(def_from)^.definition^.deftype=orddef) and
@@ -1957,7 +1964,8 @@ unit pass_1;
 
          if is_shortstring(p^.left^.resulttype) and (assigned(p^.right^.resulttype)) then
           begin
-            if not ((p^.right^.resulttype^.deftype=stringdef) or
+            if not (is_shortstring(p^.right^.resulttype) or
+                    is_ansistring(p^.right^.resulttype) or
                     ((p^.right^.resulttype^.deftype=orddef) and (porddef(p^.right^.resulttype)^.typ=uchar))) then
              begin
                p^.right:=gentypeconvnode(p^.right,p^.left^.resulttype);
@@ -2238,7 +2246,12 @@ unit pass_1;
             pstringdef(p^.left^.resulttype)^.string_typ then
            begin
               if p^.left^.treetype=stringconstn then
-                p^.left^.stringtype:=pstringdef(p^.resulttype)^.string_typ
+                begin
+                   p^.left^.stringtype:=pstringdef(p^.resulttype)^.string_typ;
+                   { we don't have to do anything, the const }
+                   { node generates an ansistring            }
+                   p^.convtyp:=tc_equal;
+                end
               else
                 procinfo.flags:=procinfo.flags or pi_do_call;
            end;
@@ -5502,7 +5515,10 @@ unit pass_1;
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.85  1998-09-17 09:42:38  peter
+  Revision 1.86  1998-09-20 17:46:50  florian
+    * some things regarding ansistrings fixed
+
+  Revision 1.85  1998/09/17 09:42:38  peter
     + pass_2 for cg386
     * Message() -> CGMessage() for pass_1/pass_2