>> I think that all the parameters passed are of type character. Perhaps that is causing you trouble?
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>No, that's not it. It doesn't seem to get the parameter at all. Error is "variable not found".
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>Let me try to explain this more completely:
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>the shortcut target line reads: c:\work\app\autochop.exe EOD
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>The first line of the main program is: LPARAMETERS cPrg
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>but when I try to pass the cPrg to the first form or try to display the variable, it does not exist.
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>What am I doing wrong?
Sorry, I don't know.
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