okay, < red in face >
I figured it out. I forgot to change the function name when I copied the main line over from another function.

>Hi all
>
>I am working vfp6 and am calling a c function created by another programmer here.
>
>my declare for the function is :
>

>DECLARE INTEGER DriverChangeFields IN EduIntegrationServer short lnMode, ;
>  STRING @lcDriverNo, STRING @lcDriverID, STRING @lcLastName, ;
>  STRING @lcFirstName, STRING @lcMiddle, STRING @lcSSN, STRING @lcLicenseNo, ;
>   STRING @lcLicenseState, STRING @lcLicenseClass, STRING @lcLicenseExpire, ;
>    STRING @lcDatehired, STRING @lcDateTerminated, STRING @lcJobTitle, ;
>    STRING @lcDepartment, STRING @lcFuelCard, STRING @lcDriverStatus, ;
>    STRING @lcAddress, STRING @lcCity, STRING @lcZip, STRING @lcHomePhone, ;
>    STRING @lcWorkPhone, STRING @lcBirthDate
>

>
>

>  SELECT 'cDriverTemp'
>  GO RECORD lnloop
>  SCATTER memvar
>
>lnReturn = VehicleChangeFields(lnMode, @m.emp_No, @m.emp_ID, @m.LastName, ;
> @m.FirstName, @m.Midname, @m.SSN, @m.Lic_No, @m.Lic_State, @m.Lic_Class, ;
> @m.LicExpire, @m.hiredate, @m.termDate, @m.Job_Title, @m.Department, ;
> @m.FuelCard, @m.Status, @m.Address, @m.City, @m.postalcode, @m.Phonenum, ;
> @m.Work_Phone, @m.BirthDate)
>

>but vfp is stopping at the function call everything saying too many arguments. I am taking off the last strings one by one to see if I can get it to work. But can anyone see someother reason for it to do this??
>
>TIA
>Beth