>>>>I changed the top part (up to OK to close drawer) into a separate method. The question now is - can I re-use this piece somehow in two places?
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>String currentOperator, currentSalespoint, closeOperator, closeSalespoint, cDetails;
>>>>                        currentOperator = GetParameterValue(parameters, "tcOperator");
>>>>                        currentSalespoint = GetParameterValue(parameters, "tcSalespoint");
>>>>                        cDetails = GetParameterValue(parameters, "tcDetails");
>>>>                        closeOperator = cDetails.ParseStringFromSqml("CLOSE_OP");
>>>>                        if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(closeOperator))
>>>>                            closeOperator = currentOperator;
>>>>                        closeSalespoint = cDetails.ParseStringFromSqml("CLOSE_SP");
>>>>                        if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(closeSalespoint))
>>>>                            closeSalespoint = currentSalespoint;
>>>>                        DateTime startTime, endTime;
>>>>                        startTime = cDetails.ParseDateTimeFromSqml("START_TIME");
>>>>                        endTime = cDetails.ParseDateTimeFromSqml("END_TIME");
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>?
>>>>
>>>>I guess I can pass back all parameters by reference, but is it a good solution?
>>>>
>>>It isn't so difficult to see that that method needs as
>>>In Parameters : parameters
>>>Out Parameters: startTime, endTime
>>>
>>>

>>>void TheMethod( type of parameters, out DateTime startTime, out DateTime endTime)
>>>{ 
>>>   // the code 
>>>}
>>>

>>
>>It actually also needed closeSalespoint and closeOperator. I sent both as out parameters but I was thinking I may create the above as a class instead with these properties. Do you think it will be a better solution or 4 out parameters is not bad?
>
>
>IMNHO, I never use out parameters unless forced to by the .net framework. A method should have one entry, one exit and perform one function. I always pass/return either custom classes or tuples. Much more professional than spaghetti code with multiple entries, exits, and out parameters.

Are we going to re-open that discussion :-}
Do you really think that the type of pattern used by, for example, Int.TryParse() does not have uses ?