Thanks Paul,

Yes I do initialize my buffer and length, in fact the buffer is now initialized like

cBuffer = replicate(chr(0),512)
nBuffLen = 512

Still get the same "strange" error "Too many arguments"

Thanks

Glenn

>>I have been trying to implement a set of API function calls. All the other calls work just fine but this one fires VFP error #1230 (Too many arguments).
>>

>>declare integer ls_getRecord in (lcDll) ;
>>	long lsHndle,long nRecno,int nFmtCode,string @ cRecord,int nRecordLength
>>
>>NlEN = ls_getRecord(lnStru,i,6,@cRecord,nBufflen)
>>

>>
>>the same call in C## is

>>DLLIMP int  CALLX ls_getRecord(char *h,
>>		long recNum /* 1 origin physical rec# */,
>>		int fmtCode, char *recbuf, int recbuflen);
>>
>>nRv = ls_getRecord(h,rn,rqCode,sFmtBuf,sFmtBufLen);
>>

>>
>>Does anyone have any suggestions, recommendations, straight jackets?
>>
>>Glenn
>
>Maybe something like this?
>
>

>declare integer ls_getRecord in (lcDll) ;
>        string @ h, ;
>        long recNum, ;
>        int fmtCode, ;
>        string @ recBuf, ;
>        int recbuflen
>
>h = " "
>recBuf = " "
>NlEN = ls_getRecord(@h, i, 6, @recBuf, recbuflen)
>