>>The values of these variable are populated in the Split_Name function, but they still are empty after the function runs. I must be not using the reference correctly.
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>>

>>NewFirstName = ''
>>NewMidName = ''
>>NewLastName = ''
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>>cLastFirst = split_name(Schedule.s_Pat_Name, @NewFirstName, @NewMidName, @NewLastName)
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>>
>>FUNCTION split_name
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>>	LPARAMETERS tcName , taNewFirstName, taNewMidName, taNewLastName
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>>	(Other stuff going on here)
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>>	NewFirstName = SomeNewValue
>>	NewMidName = SomeNewValue
>>	NewLastName = SomeNewValue
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>>	RETURN
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>>

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>Assign your new values to the parameters, not to the variables.
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>E.g. taNewFirstName = SomeNewValue, etc.
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>BTW, why do you name your parameters ta instead of tc ? ta indicates an array, and this is not your case.

Someone else's code that is being rewritten. Changing the poor naming conventions will be handled too.