diff --git a/harbour/include/extend.h b/harbour/include/extend.h
index 997aa3d1d0..07c84dccb8 100644
--- a/harbour/include/extend.h
+++ b/harbour/include/extend.h
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ PDYNSYM NewDynSym( PSYMBOL pSymbol ); /* creates a new dynamic symbol based on a
 /* error API */
 PITEM _errNew( void );
 PITEM _errPutDescription( PITEM pError, char * szDescription );
+PITEM _errPutFileName( PITEM pError, char * szFileName );
+PITEM _errPutGenCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiGenCode );
+PITEM _errPutOperation( PITEM pError, char * szOperation );
+PITEM _errPutOsCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiOsCode );
+PITEM _errPutSeverity( PITEM pError, USHORT uiSeverity );
+PITEM _errPutSubCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiSubCode );
+PITEM _errPutSubSystem( PITEM pError, char * szSubSystem );
+PITEM _errPutTries( PITEM pError, USHORT uiTries );
 WORD _errLaunch( PITEM pError );
 void _errRelease( PITEM pError );
 
diff --git a/harbour/source/compiler/genobj32.c b/harbour/source/compiler/genobj32.c
index 60fdeb07cf..d8a1941001 100644
--- a/harbour/source/compiler/genobj32.c
+++ b/harbour/source/compiler/genobj32.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static void DataSegment( FILE * hObjFile, BYTE * symbol, WORD wSymLen, WORD wSym
 
   while( pSymbol )
     {
-      for( w = 0; w < strlen( pSymbol->szName ); w++ )
+      for( w = 0; w < ( WORD ) strlen( pSymbol->szName ); w++ )
 	{
 	  putbyte( pSymbol->szName[ w ], hObjFile );
 	  bCheckSum += pSymbol->szName[ w ];
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/arrays.c b/harbour/source/rtl/arrays.c
index 99cd9c16da..c5f7ba273e 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/arrays.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/arrays.c
@@ -112,6 +112,29 @@ ULONG ArrayGetStringLen( PITEM pArray, ULONG ulIndex )
    return 0;
 }
 
+int ArrayGetType( PITEM pArray, ULONG ulIndex )
+{
+   PITEM pItem, pError;
+
+   if( IS_ARRAY( pArray ) )
+   {
+	  if( ulIndex <= ( unsigned ) ArrayLen( pArray ) )
+      {
+         pItem = ( ( PBASEARRAY ) pArray->value.pBaseArray )->pItems + ulIndex - 1;
+
+         return pItem->wType;
+      }
+      else
+	  {
+         pError = _errNew();
+         _errPutDescription( pError, "Bound error: Array access" );
+         _errLaunch( pError );
+         _errRelease( pError );
+      }
+   }
+   return 0;
+}
+
 void ArrayLast( PITEM pArray, PITEM pResult )
 {
    if( ( ( PBASEARRAY ) pArray->value.pBaseArray )->ulLen )
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/errorapi.c b/harbour/source/rtl/errorapi.c
index e53fc074a9..5df0b215f1 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/errorapi.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/errorapi.c
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ PITEM _errNew( void )
    return &stack.Return;
 }
 
+char * _errGetDescription( PITEM pError )
+{
+   PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "DESCRIPTION" )->pSymbol );
+   Push( pError );
+   Do( 0 );
+   return stack.Return.value.szText;
+}
+
 PITEM _errPutDescription( PITEM pError, char * szDescription )
 {
    PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "_DESCRIPTION" )->pSymbol );
@@ -36,6 +44,14 @@ PITEM _errPutDescription( PITEM pError, char * szDescription )
    return pError;
 }
 
+char * _errGetFileName( PITEM pError )
+{
+   PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "FILENAME" )->pSymbol );
+   Push( pError );
+   Do( 0 );
+   return stack.Return.value.szText;
+}
+
 PITEM _errPutFileName( PITEM pError, char * szFileName )
 {
    PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "_FILENAME" )->pSymbol );
@@ -45,6 +61,14 @@ PITEM _errPutFileName( PITEM pError, char * szFileName )
    return pError;
 }
 
+USHORT _errGetGenCode( PITEM pError )
+{
+   PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "GENCODE" )->pSymbol );
+   Push( pError );
+   Do( 0 );
+   return stack.Return.value.iNumber;
+}
+
 PITEM _errPutGenCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiGenCode )
 {
    PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "_GENCODE" )->pSymbol );
@@ -54,6 +78,14 @@ PITEM _errPutGenCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiGenCode )
    return pError;
 }
 
+char * _errGetOperation( PITEM pError )
+{
+   PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "OPERATION" )->pSymbol );
+   Push( pError );
+   Do( 0 );
+   return stack.Return.value.szText;
+}
+
 PITEM _errPutOperation( PITEM pError, char * szOperation )
 {
    PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "_OPERATION" )->pSymbol );
@@ -63,6 +95,14 @@ PITEM _errPutOperation( PITEM pError, char * szOperation )
    return pError;
 }
 
+USHORT _errGetOsCode( PITEM pError )
+{
+   PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "OSCODE" )->pSymbol );
+   Push( pError );
+   Do( 0 );
+   return stack.Return.value.iNumber;
+}
+
 PITEM _errPutOsCode( PITEM pError, USHORT uiOsCode )
 {
    PushSymbol( GetDynSym( "_OSCODE" )->pSymbol );
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/extend.c b/harbour/source/rtl/extend.c
index ce02c1ce21..186bf6fc6e 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rtl/extend.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/extend.c
@@ -258,6 +258,21 @@ long _parnl( WORD wParam, ... )
    return 0;
 }
 
+int _parinfa( int iParamNum, ULONG uiArrayIndex )
+{
+   PITEM pArray = _param( iParamNum, IT_ARRAY );
+
+   if( pArray )
+   {
+      if( ! uiArrayIndex )
+         return ArrayLen( pArray );
+      else
+         return ArrayGetType( pArray, uiArrayIndex );
+   }
+   else
+      return 0; /* QUESTION: should we raise an error here ? */
+}
+
 WORD _parinfo( WORD wParam )
 {
    if( ! wParam )