diff --git a/Examples/csharp/variables/example.c b/Examples/csharp/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/csharp/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/csharp/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/csharp/variables/example.i b/Examples/csharp/variables/example.i
index 51a28ba36..f776451e8 100644
--- a/Examples/csharp/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/csharp/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/csharp/variables/runme.cs b/Examples/csharp/variables/runme.cs
index 35afa0673..3d19b6aac 100644
--- a/Examples/csharp/variables/runme.cs
+++ b/Examples/csharp/variables/runme.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public class runme {
     example.fvar   =  (float)3.14159;
     example.dvar   =  2.1828;
     example.strvar =  "Hello World";
-    example.cstrvar = "Goodbye";
     example.iptrvar= example.new_int(37);
     example.ptptr  = example.new_Point(37,42);
     example.name   = "Bill";
diff --git a/Examples/java/variables/example.c b/Examples/java/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/java/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/java/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/java/variables/example.i b/Examples/java/variables/example.i
index 91bd0679d..56d7f4a55 100644
--- a/Examples/java/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/java/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/java/variables/main.java b/Examples/java/variables/main.java
index f0a760b00..92745db99 100644
--- a/Examples/java/variables/main.java
+++ b/Examples/java/variables/main.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public class main {
     example.setFvar((float)3.14159);
     example.setDvar(2.1828);
     example.setStrvar("Hello World");
-    example.setCstrvar("Goodbye");
     example.setIptrvar(example.new_int(37));
     example.setPtptr(example.new_Point(37,42));
     example.setName("Bill");
diff --git a/Examples/perl5/variables/example.c b/Examples/perl5/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/perl5/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/perl5/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/perl5/variables/example.i b/Examples/perl5/variables/example.i
index 91bd0679d..56d7f4a55 100644
--- a/Examples/perl5/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/perl5/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/perl5/variables/runme.pl b/Examples/perl5/variables/runme.pl
index f30527e31..c0420a828 100644
--- a/Examples/perl5/variables/runme.pl
+++ b/Examples/perl5/variables/runme.pl
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ $example::cvar   =  "S";
 $example::fvar   =  3.14159;
 $example::dvar   =  2.1828;
 $example::strvar =  "Hello World";
-$example::cstrvar = "Goodbye";
 $example::iptrvar= example::new_int(37);
 $example::ptptr  = example::new_Point(37,42);
 $example::name   = "Bill";
diff --git a/Examples/php4/variables/example.c b/Examples/php4/variables/example.c
index 552ee49aa..08fff031e 100644
--- a/Examples/php4/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/php4/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/php4/variables/example.i b/Examples/php4/variables/example.i
index fca392adf..0cb715173 100644
--- a/Examples/php4/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/php4/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/php4/variables/runme.php4 b/Examples/php4/variables/runme.php4
index 98e4ac6d2..d96f00359 100644
--- a/Examples/php4/variables/runme.php4
+++ b/Examples/php4/variables/runme.php4
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 	fvar_set(3.14159);
 	dvar_set(2.1828);
 	strvar_set("Hello World");
-	cstrvar_set("Goodbye");
 	iptrvar_set(new_int(37));
 	ptptr_set(new_point(37,42));
 	name_set("Bill");
diff --git a/Examples/python/variables/example.c b/Examples/python/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/python/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/python/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/python/variables/example.i b/Examples/python/variables/example.i
index cc80ee284..56d7f4a55 100644
--- a/Examples/python/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/python/variables/example.i
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* File : example.i */
 %module example
-#pragma SWIG nowarn=451
 %{
 #include "example.h"
 %}
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char *      cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/python/variables/runme.py b/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
index 7aab7a38f..9b59dea27 100644
--- a/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ example.cvar.cvar   =  "S"
 example.cvar.fvar   =  3.14159
 example.cvar.dvar   =  2.1828
 example.cvar.strvar =  "Hello World"
-example.cvar.cstrvar = "Goodbye"
 example.cvar.iptrvar= example.new_int(37)
 example.cvar.ptptr  = example.new_Point(37,42)
 example.cvar.name   = "Bill"
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/variables/example.c b/Examples/ruby/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/ruby/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/ruby/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/variables/example.i b/Examples/ruby/variables/example.i
index 91bd0679d..56d7f4a55 100644
--- a/Examples/ruby/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/ruby/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/variables/runme.rb b/Examples/ruby/variables/runme.rb
index cbb6b0df7..38531c833 100644
--- a/Examples/ruby/variables/runme.rb
+++ b/Examples/ruby/variables/runme.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Example.cvar   =  "S"
 Example.fvar   =  3.14159
 Example.dvar   =  2.1828
 Example.strvar =  "Hello World"
-Example.cstrvar = "Goodbye"
 Example.iptrvar= Example.new_int(37)
 Example.ptptr  = Example.new_Point(37,42)
 Example.name   = "Bill"
diff --git a/Examples/tcl/variables/example.c b/Examples/tcl/variables/example.c
index ac2b011bd..ce44fb3ca 100644
--- a/Examples/tcl/variables/example.c
+++ b/Examples/tcl/variables/example.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ char             cvar = 0;
 float            fvar = 0;
 double           dvar = 0;
 char            *strvar = 0;
-const char      *cstrvar = 0;
+const char       cstrvar[] = "Goodbye";
 int             *iptrvar = 0;
 char             name[256] = "Dave";
 char             path[256] = "/home/beazley";
diff --git a/Examples/tcl/variables/example.i b/Examples/tcl/variables/example.i
index 91bd0679d..56d7f4a55 100644
--- a/Examples/tcl/variables/example.i
+++ b/Examples/tcl/variables/example.i
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern char             cvar;
 extern float            fvar;
 extern double           dvar;
 extern char            *strvar;
-extern const char      *cstrvar;
+extern const char       cstrvar[];
 extern int             *iptrvar;
 extern char             name[256];
 
diff --git a/Examples/tcl/variables/runme.tcl b/Examples/tcl/variables/runme.tcl
index afc079f88..b9e2fd418 100644
--- a/Examples/tcl/variables/runme.tcl
+++ b/Examples/tcl/variables/runme.tcl
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ set cvar    "S"
 set fvar    3.14159
 set dvar    2.1828
 set strvar  "Hello World"
-set cstrvar "Goodbye"
 set iptrvar [new_int 37]
 set ptptr [new_Point 37 42]
 set name    "Bill"