New topic: Unable to call a Function properly
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=30529> Page 1 of 1 [ 2 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message dutch_kuykendall Post subject: Unable to call a Function properlyPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:28 pm Joined: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:46 pm Posts: 1 Location: Blue Ridge, Texas Window1 has a button called Utilities, when clicked, it launches Window2 (or it wood if I wasn't getting an error) Window2 has a button called Convert Whealed File, when clicked it would call a Function called âFunction Paired(aTemp As String) As String"[code][/code] The simplified code for that function is as follows: Dim PairCounter As Integer PairCounter = 3 Paired = Str(PairCounter) The problem is with Window2 (I assume): Dim aTemp(-1) As String Dim Pairs As String Dim TestVal As Integer // used this way I get an "You must use the value returned by this function" error 'Paired(aTemp,Pairs) // used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'Pairs = Paired(aTemp) //used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'TestVal = Cdbl(Paired(aTemp) //used this way I get a "This method requires fewer paramiters than were passed" error 'TestVal = CDbl(Paired(aTemp, Pairs) //used this way I get a "This method requires fewer paramiters than were passed" error 'Call Paired(aTemp,Pairs) //used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'Call Paired(aTemp) // used this way I get an "You must use the value returned by this function" error Paired aTemp,Pairs TestVal â Cdbl(Pairs) I'm running REALbasic 2009 Rev. 4 on Linux Ubuntu 9.04 Top npalardy Post subject: Re: Unable to call a Function properlyPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:35 pm Joined: Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:18 pm Posts: 5328 Location: Canada, Alberta, Near Red Deer dutch_kuykendall wrote:Code:Function Paired(aTemp As String) As String The problem is with Window2 (I assume): Dim aTemp(-1) As String Dim Pairs As String Dim TestVal As Integer // used this way I get an "You must use the value returned by this function" error 'Paired(aTemp,Pairs) Closely examine your function It takes ONE parameter and returns one value - a string You're trying to pass two values - aTemp and Pairs And not putting the return value anywhere dutch_kuykendall wrote:// used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'Pairs = Paired(aTemp) This is closer except aTemp is an ARRAY of strings not a single string something like Call Paired(aTemp(0)) perhaps dutch_kuykendall wrote://used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'TestVal = Cdbl(Paired(aTemp) This would work except that it again tries to pass an array instead of a single string dutch_kuykendall wrote://used this way I get a "This method requires fewer paramiters than were passed" error 'TestVal = CDbl(Paired(aTemp, Pairs) Right ... your passing two and it expects one dutch_kuykendall wrote://used this way I get a "This method requires fewer paramiters than were passed" error 'Call Paired(aTemp,Pairs) Right ... your passing two and it expects one dutch_kuykendall wrote://used this way I get a "Parameters are not compatible with this function" error 'Call Paired(aTemp) This is closer except aTemp is an ARRAY of strings not a single string It would allow you to ignore the return value something like Call Paired(aTemp(0)) perhaps dutch_kuykendall wrote:// used this way I get an "You must use the value returned by this function" error Paired aTemp,Pairs TestVal â Cdbl(Pairs) In order to define a function that returns a value Try Code:Function Paired(aTemp As String) As Integer Dim PairCounter As Integer PairCounter = 3 return PairCounter end function then call it like TempVal = Paired( pairs ) // pairs is a simple string - not an array so it works _________________ My web site Great White Software RBLibrary.com REALbasic learning Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 2 posts ]
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