diff -r be4373d07201 -r 0f7bcc160568 stage4/generate_iec/generate_iec.cc
--- a/stage4/generate_iec/generate_iec.cc	Sun Sep 28 17:48:42 2014 +0100
+++ b/stage4/generate_iec/generate_iec.cc	Sun Oct 19 08:36:49 2014 +0100
@@ -1917,8 +1917,9 @@
 /***********************/
 /* B 3.1 - Expressions */
 /***********************/
-void *visit(   ref_expression_c *symbol) {return  s4o.print( "REF("); symbol->exp->accept(*this); s4o.print(")");} /* an extension to the IEC 61131-3 standard - based on the IEC 61131-3 v3 standard. Returns address of the varible! */
-void *visit( deref_expression_c *symbol) {return  s4o.print("DREF("); symbol->exp->accept(*this); s4o.print(")");} /* an extension to the IEC 61131-3 standard - based on the IEC 61131-3 v3 standard. Returns address of the varible! */
+void *visit( deref_operator_c   *symbol) {return symbol->exp->accept(*this); s4o.print("^");}                      /* an extension to the IEC 61131-3 standard - based on the IEC 61131-3 v3 standard. ^      -> dereferences an address into a variable! */
+void *visit( deref_expression_c *symbol) {return  s4o.print("DREF("); symbol->exp->accept(*this); s4o.print(")");} /* an extension to the IEC 61131-3 standard - based on the IEC 61131-3 v3 standard. DREF() -> dereferences an address into a variable! */
+void *visit(   ref_expression_c *symbol) {return  s4o.print( "REF("); symbol->exp->accept(*this); s4o.print(")");} /* an extension to the IEC 61131-3 standard - based on the IEC 61131-3 v3 standard. REF()  -> returns address of the varible! */
 void *visit(    or_expression_c *symbol) {return print_binary_expression(symbol, symbol->l_exp, symbol->r_exp, " OR ");}
 void *visit(   xor_expression_c *symbol) {return print_binary_expression(symbol, symbol->l_exp, symbol->r_exp, " XOR ");}
 void *visit(   and_expression_c *symbol) {return print_binary_expression(symbol, symbol->l_exp, symbol->r_exp, " AND ");}