>>>>Does anyone know of a way to determine if a variable has been passed to a function by reference or by value. This is a run-time question.
>>>>For example:
>>>>

>>>>local a
>>>>a='test'
>>>>=Test(@a)
>>>>=Test(a)
>>>>
>>>>procedure Text
>>>>lparameter b
>>>>*-- here, i would like to verify that the variable 'a' was passed to 'b' as by reference.
>>>>...
>>>>

>>>
>>>Take a look at this
>>>http://berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/difference-between-function-and-procedure-statements
>>
>>Does that answer the question ?
>
>Actually, after I re-read the question, it doesn't.

My feelings exactly