Hi David,
Thanks for the tips you sent me. But when I modified the code by including the '@' Visual Foxpro 5 return a syntax error. If I remove the '@' then it is able to compile. Do you know why?

>Steve,
>
>lnValue = 1
>do shortmenu with "A", "B", @lnValue
>? lnValue
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>in shortmenu:
>lparameter pcParamter1, pcParameter2, rnParameter3
>
>rnParameter3 = rnParameter3 + 1
>
>FWIW I use r to indicate reference parameters and p for parameters passed by value, I think it helps to indicate those things that can be cahnged by the function.
>
>>I have a shortcut menu that call from a form. In the setup of the shortcut menu I have LPARAMETER cParameter1, cParameter2, nValue1 and in the calling function I passed the following: DO shortmnu WITH 'A', 'B', 1
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>>When the shortcut menu launch I pressed one of the prompt option and inside the procedure of this prompt I have change the nValue to a 2.
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>>How could I pass back the nValue = 2 to the calling function?