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How do you call a PRG which returns a value?
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03/11/2011 17:11:58
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01527979
Message ID:
01527983
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97
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>I'm working with the SCCText.prg that ships with FoxPro. It is nothing more than PRG.
>
>However, it inidcates that it returns a value.
>
>I assumed there was a way to call it so that you could capture that value.
>
>Kind of silly of VFP to ship with code that cannot even be used as advertised.
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>
>.
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>>Only a function call can return a value. See http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/difference-between-function-and-procedure-statements
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>>lnReturn = Blah('SomeString'  )
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>>
>>>I have a prg that receives parameters and returns a value. It does not have "Procedure" line at the top, it's just code in a prg.
>>>
>>>The last line of the file returns a value with RETURN lnReturn
>>>
>>>So, how do you call a PRG in a way that you can capture the return value?
>>>
>>>I've tried stuff like:
>>>
>>>Do Blah.prg with 'SomeString' to lnReturn
>>>
>>>
>>>and other goofy attempts, but none have worked.
>>>
>>>What to do?
--sb--
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