>>I thought it would create them as private (guess I was wrong). Using Parameters vs LPARAMETERS statement gives you more control.
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>Ummhh, not the way I would word it - it makes it easier to change but gives you the same amount of control.
>Actually I prefer the bracket style as there is no chance of an accidental change.
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>my 0.02 EUR
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>thomas

I meant it gave you more control of making parameters private vs. local as in the thread's question. But I think I usually use LPARAMETERS statement in my function declarations.