diff --git a/src/string-allocation.asm b/src/string-allocation.asm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ec2b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string-allocation.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+; Assembly code emitted by HLA compiler
+; Version 2.16 build 4413 (prototype)
+; HLA compiler written by Randall Hyde
+; NASM compatible output
+
+ bits 32
+
+%define ExceptionPtr__hla_ [dword fs:0]
+
+
+        global     QuitMain__hla_
+        global     DfltExHndlr__hla_
+        global     _HLAMain
+        global     HWexcept__hla_
+        global     start
+
+
+section  .text code align=16
+
+
+        extern     STDIN_FLUSHINPUT
+        extern     STR_ALLOC1
+        extern     STDOUT_NEWLN
+        extern     DefaultExceptionHandler__hla_
+        extern     abstract__hla_
+        extern     HardwareException__hla_
+        extern     STDIN_GETS
+        extern     BuildExcepts__hla_
+        extern     STDOUT_PUTS
+        extern     Raise__hla_
+        extern     shortDfltExcept__hla_
+
+
+
+
+
+
+section  .text 
+
+
+
+
+;/* HWexcept__hla_ gets called when Windows raises the exception. */
+
+
+; procedure HWexcept__hla_
+
+HWexcept__hla_:
+        jmp        HardwareException__hla_
+;HWexcept__hla_ endp
+
+
+; procedure DfltExHndlr__hla_
+
+DfltExHndlr__hla_:
+        jmp        DefaultExceptionHandler__hla_
+;DfltExHndlr__hla_ endp
+
+
+
+
+; procedure _HLAMain
+
+_HLAMain:
+ nop
+
+
+; procedure start
+
+start:
+;start   endp
+
+        call       BuildExcepts__hla_
+;       push dword 0
+        db         06ah ; 
+        db         00h ; 
+;       push        ebp
+        db         055h ; 
+;       push        ebp
+        db         055h ; 
+;        lea        ebp, [esp+4] 
+        db         08dh ; 
+        db         06ch ; 
+        db         024h ; 
+        db         04h ; 
+
+
+;       push dword 16
+        db         06ah ; 
+        db         010h ; 
+        call       STR_ALLOC1
+;        mov        [strExample__hla_1885], eax 
+        db         0a3h ; 
+        dd         (strExample__hla_1885+0)
+;       push strict dword str__hla_1889
+        db         068h ; 
+        dd         str__hla_1889
+        call       STDOUT_PUTS
+        call       STDIN_FLUSHINPUT
+;       push        dword [strExample__hla_1885]
+        db         0ffh ; 
+        db         035h ; 
+        dd         strExample__hla_1885
+        call       STDIN_GETS
+;       push strict dword str__hla_1890
+        db         068h ; 
+        dd         str__hla_1890
+        call       STDOUT_PUTS
+;       push        dword [strExample__hla_1885]
+        db         0ffh ; 
+        db         035h ; 
+        dd         strExample__hla_1885
+        call       STDOUT_PUTS
+        call       STDOUT_NEWLN
+QuitMain__hla_:
+;       push dword 0
+        db         06ah ; 
+        db         00h ; 
+;        call       [__imp__ExitProcess@4]
+        db         0ffh ; 
+        db         015h ; 
+        dd         __imp__ExitProcess@4
+;_HLAMain endp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+section  .text 
+
+
+        align      (4)
+len__hla_1889 dd         024h
+        dd         024h
+str__hla_1889:
+ db "Type some text (max 16 characters): "
+ db 0
+
+ db 0
+ db 0
+ db 0
+
+        align      (4)
+len__hla_1890 dd         03h
+        dd         03h
+str__hla_1890:
+ db "-> "
+ db 0
+
+
+
+
+
+section  .data data align=16
+
+        extern     MainPgmCoroutine__hla_
+        extern     __imp__MessageBoxA@16
+        extern     __imp__ExitProcess@4
+        align      (4)
+strExample__hla_1885 times 4 db 0
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/string-allocation.hla b/src/string-allocation.hla
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6fc281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string-allocation.hla
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+program StringAllocationDemo;
+#include("stdlib.hhf")
+
+static
+    strExample: string;
+begin StringAllocationDemo;
+    
+    str.alloc(16);
+    mov(eax, strExample);
+
+    stdout.put("Type some text (max 16 characters): ");
+    stdin.flushInput();
+    stdin.gets(strExample);
+
+    stdout.put("-> ", strExample, nl);
+end StringAllocationDemo;
\ No newline at end of file