Mark,
You could to use one parameter for Reference to return the needful value.
Note: By default, parameters are passed to programs and procedures by reference. (from VFP Help)
Note 2: Using SET UDFPARMS TO VALUE does not affect the WITH clause in the DO command, which, by default, passes arguments to parameters by reference.
Good luck!



>Something that I've always wanted to be able to do. Is there a way to do this?
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>Given a PRG file with multiple procedures / functions in it. From within the code in the PRG file, the functions in that PRG file are callable as functions, and those functions can return a value. However, from outside of the PRG file (unless you do a SET PROC) those functions are only callable as procedures, and you can't get a return value. That is, given function MyFunc within MyPRG.PRG, the only thing you can do from outside MyPRG is:

>Do MyFunc in MyPRG with Parameters....

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>I wish there was a built-in way to do something like:

>MyResult = MyFunc(Parameters...) IN MyPRG

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>Am I overlooking a way to obtain this functionality IN THE ABSENCE of creating a classlib or doing a SET PROC. All I want to do is invoke a function within a PRG file and get a value back. Thanks.