i keep getting this error when i try to use a script on my vm

Code:
[Runtime Error] : Exception: Access violation at address 007206AB in module 'scar.exe'. Read of address 00000000 in line 710 in script
the line in text.scar is
Code:
begin
  tmpMask := CreateBitmapMaskFromText(S, upchars);
  case i of
the script has setupSRL and everything else that people have posted, the script works fine on my host computer
any ideas