In my opinion, the code is doing nothing, ie: the program status is exactly the same before and after the code. I don't see why something after this piece of code would change anything... (Except for the temp var which is not released).

Vlad

>See, maybe in the code afterwards...
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>It may be writing something like..
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>If exist thisvar...
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>then do thisthing..
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>or
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>If type of thisvar is "C"
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>then do..
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>or
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>If thisvar=....
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>So, thats why I told you... If it is not doing any such thing..
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>you can remove it.. but if it is doing any such thing.. then better to leave it as it is..
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>>Thanks Vinod! But I know what each command is doing. :) I only want to know if there's any side effect of this code, if there's a hidden trick, etc. Because if there's nothing like that, the code is useless and it changes nothing in the program.
>>
>>Vlad
>>
>>>>>>Recently, I had to optimize/debug/verify/etc an old project written in FP 2.6.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At the begining of the main program I found the following code that doesn't make any sense to me. (I also asked other FoxPro programmers from our team, but no answer was found.):
>>>>>>
>>>>>>parameter Cmd_Param
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

if type("Cmd_Param") = "C"
>>>>>>   TempVar = Cmd_Param
>>>>>>   release Cmd_Param
>>>>>>   private Cmd_Param
>>>>>>   Cmd_Param = TempVar
>>>>>>endif

>>>>>>
>>>>>>I can't find any reason to have this piece of code in the program since, IMO, it does nothing. Am I missing something? Is there something subtle/secret/etc and I don't see it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Vlad
>>>>>
>>>>>Afterwards in the program, Is it checking the value of cmd_param ??
>>>>
>>>>Yes, of course. Why?
>>>>
>>>>Vlad
>>>
>>>Yes, so that clears it.. Pls read the code carefully...
>>>
>>>>>>parameter Cmd_Param
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

if type("Cmd_Param") = "C"
>>>
>>>here it is checking any char. parameter passed it to it
>>>>>>   TempVar = Cmd_Param
>>>
>>>Preserving the value in a temporary variable..
>>>
>>>>>>   release Cmd_Param
>>>Relasing the Original Variable
>>>>>>   private Cmd_Param
>>>& again declaring it..
>>>>>>   Cmd_Param = TempVar
>>>>>>endif

>>>>
>>>& finally assigning the passed parameter which was saved in a temporarily variable..