>The main difference is that, by default, parameters are passed to procedures by reference but are passed to functions by value.
Isn't this difference due to the way they are called (DO MyFunc / MyFunc()), rather than the definition as FUNCTION MyFunc / PROCEDURE MyFunc ??
Mike
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