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Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines

From	"Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com>
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Subject	Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines
Date	2011-10-08 05:32 +1100
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"ralph" <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> wrote in message 
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> On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:17:09 +0100, Deanna Earley
> <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On 07/10/2011 03:28, Bob Butler wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4e8e56c9$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>>>> Also Bob, I have found out that if I use the word CALL it is OK as
>>>> long as the arguments are in brackets. Without CALL as in your example
>>>> also works but then brackets must not be used. I imagine that the two
>>>> syntaxes are optional?
>>>
>>> Correct
>>>
>>> Call procedurename(argumentlist)
>>> -or-
>>> procedurename argumentlist
>>
>>And just a warning that while mixing them is syntactically valid for one
>>parameter, it does NOT always do what you expect and will catch you out
>>with a bug at some point:
>>procedurename (argument)
>>
>>It evaluates 'argument', which for objects, gets the default property,
>>and other types, converts to a variant with an implicit byval.
>
> Always a good warning.
>
>    Procedurename argument
> is not semantically the same as
>    Procedurename (argument)
>
> However, I disagree with the characterization that it is a 'bug' or
> that the results should even be 'unexpected'. The grammatic rules for
> calling VB procedures and using parathentheses are very clear. If one
> doesn't follow the rules then surprises are to be expected. <g>
>
> -ralph

My instinct is to use eg Call Bloggs(Arguments...) as it is clearer when 
reading the code (well I think so anyway) so presumably that's OK?

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Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 05:48 +1100
  Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2011-10-06 13:54 -0700
    Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 10:39 +1100
      Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2011-10-06 16:54 -0700
        Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 11:34 +1100
  Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Access Developer" <accdevel@gmail.com> - 2011-10-06 16:05 -0500
    Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 10:41 +1100
      Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Access Developer" <accdevel@gmail.com> - 2011-10-06 22:49 -0500
  Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Thorsten Albers" <gudea@gmx.de> - 2011-10-06 23:16 +0000
    Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 11:36 +1100
      Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-06 23:58 -0500
        MZ Tools "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-08 19:37 +1100
          Re: MZ Tools ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-08 10:53 -0500
    Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 12:15 +1100
    Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-07 12:32 +1100
      Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2011-10-06 19:28 -0700
        Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-10-07 09:17 +0100
          Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-07 10:26 -0500
            Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-10-07 17:34 +0100
              Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-10-07 17:37 +0100
              Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-07 12:04 -0500
            Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines "Dimmer" <Dimmer@Best.com> - 2011-10-08 05:32 +1100
              Re: Newbie question about nested subroutines ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-10-07 14:30 -0500

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