If you are sure, you can remove it..

But Instead of removing put the things in rem..(*) & test the code..

>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...
>>
>>It may be writing something like..
>>
>>If exist thisvar...
>>
>>then do thisthing..
>>
>>or
>>
>>If type of thisvar is "C"
>>
>>then do..
>>
>>or
>>
>>If thisvar=....
>>
>>So, thats why I told you... If it is not doing any such thing..
>>
>>you can remove it.. but if it is doing any such thing.. then better to leave it as it is..
>>
>>
>>>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..