PRIVATE aUdfArray
DIMENSION aUdfArray[1]

aSomeArray = UDF(para1, para2,...)

UDF()
   LPARAMETERS para1, para2....
   some code for filling an array...
   RETURN aUdfArray

Such arrays must be in scope after the method/UDF call so it's really useful in methods where array could be a property of an object.

>How can I return value without passing array by reference?
>I have VFP 7.0.
>
>
>>In VFP prior version 7 you cannot return array at all. In VFP7 you can but with some limtations. It realy make sense to use in methods only.
>>In any VFP version you can pass array by reference into function and populate it there.

= UDF(@aSomeArray, para1, para2,...)

>>
>>>How can I return an Array?
>>>
>>>For example:
>>>
>>>aSomeArray = UDF(para1, para2,...)
>>>
>>>

>>>
>>>UDF()
>>>   LPARAMETERS para1, para2....
>>>   some code for filling an array...
>>>   RETURN WHAT????
>>>
>>>