OOps...left out some information
the parametes are pointers. Two pointers to string type and one to a short type
the string pointers work fine...its the short pointer that causes the error.
Thanks.

>Hello,
>
>I am calling exposed functions in an ole automation server. I have successfully called several of the functions within the server but I am unable to use one that returns 2 strings and a short. Here is the prototype or syntax:
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>short GetAuthorization(String Authcode,String MachinID,short Users)
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>Authcode returns a string
>MachinID returns a string
>Users returns a short
>
>When I try the following code:
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>lcauth = space(20)
>lcmach = space(20)
>lnusers = 0
>lnret = oServer.GetAuthorization(@lcauth,@lcmach,@lnusers)
>
>I get an error that says OLE error code 0x80020005: Type mismatch.
>Any ideas or suggestions on what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance.
>David