>Hi all
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>I've got a situation. Inherited code, BTW. A formset - which seems really superfluous in this case, has a form. The form dimensions an array in the load. That's a private array, almost public.
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>DIMENSION SomeArray[10]
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>A button on the form calls a PRG which contains the line:
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>EXTERNAL ARRAY SomeArray
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>The array is not passed to the PRG as a parameter.
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>The PRG calls a UDF, passing the array like this.
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>DO UDF WITH SomeArray
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>The programmer attempted to receive the array in a UDF.
>PARAMETERS SomeArray
>

try

PARAMETERS SomeArrayNewName

or

LPARAMETER SomeArrayNewName

>Technically, the array wasn't passed, just the first element's value.

Not true. A reference is passed.

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>Subsequent references prove that the array is virtually public. The name is consistent throughout the set of code.
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>x=SomeArray[5]
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>DISPLAY MEMO shows SomeArray as Hidden in the UDF,
>

This because a variable passed by reference it is hidden, and with tha same name VFP can fail the display memo ( not checked ).

>It's confusing but it works. I could dispense with passing and receiving the array, which would make it clearer, or re-engineer it to make it properly encapsulated, which means changing the UDFs.
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>Or just document the existing situation.
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>What would you do?

Forgot DO, and uses func(@variable)