Gene, Am I missing something here or couldn't you pass a Parameter Object in which all your parameters become properties? This would allow you a limitless number of parameters and also be interface independent.
Dave
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko Sent: 22 November 2016 18:34 To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Subject: Dealing with Extraneous Parameters
Hello:
I am using VFP 9, but this may apply to many versions.
I am testing a new printing subsystem. This will require testing each report with a valid configuration and an invalid configuration. I wrote a short, standalone program that tweaks the configuration either way. It is run with <vfp> do tmpprint with <number> </vfp>
I also wanted to check the parameters. If I do not specify a parameter, that is an error and one easily caught with pcount().
However, if there are more parameters than expected, an error 94 (Must specify additional parameters.) is thrown on the lparameters statement. How do I catch this error considering that nothing gets executed before the lparameters statement is looked at?
It gets odder. Supposedly lparameters takes up to 26 parameters. I am now up to 40, and they all get assigned their specified values. Specifying a 41st parameter in the invocation throws an error 94. Where does it end?
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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