>Pat,
>PARAMETERS() return the number of parameters in the most recently
>called method (which can, for example, be an OKL or a timer)
>you can use PCOUNT() which return the number of parameters passed to the current method
>
>Arnon

Thanks Arnon,

I wasn't aware about the difference between PARAMETERS() and PCOUNT(). Coming from Clipper I would expect the PARAMETERS() function to operate identically. Obviously, it doesn't.

However this does not explain some of my problems with the PARAMETERS() function such as ... as the source file grows, the function blows up.
Nor does it explain why it sometimes returns 0 when undoubtfully it should return something else ... and that's for sure, it comes as the very first statement in a PRG file, function or method and no timer interrupted it.
What's an OKL ?
Million thanks for the PCOUNT() stuff which I'll use instead.

Pat