OpenEuphoria

RE: What the heck does this mean?

• Posted by "Derek Parnell" <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Jan 30, 2004
• 366 views

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Jonas Temple wrote:
> >
> >
> > Okay, I'm stumped.  I've got the following routine:
> >
> > global function ecarc_rtvDataArea(sequence system_name, sequence
> > data_area_lib,
> > 					sequence data_area,
> atom starting_pos,
> > 					atom length, sequence
> dtaara_def)
> >
> > 	sequence parm_str
> > 	atom parm_length
> >
> > 	parm_length = length(dtaara_def)
> > 	-- We'll need to form the BEGSTR sequence using the
> parameter structure
> > 	-- supplied to this routine
> > 	parm_str = ecarc_makeStructure(QWCRDTAA_RtnVar & dtaara_def,
> > "DTAARA_RcvVar")
> > 	parm_str &= QWCRDTAA
> > 	-- Call the retrieve data area API
> > 	parm_str = ecarc_call(system_name, "*LIBL", "QWCRDTAA",
> parm_str)
> > 	-- If the parms returned is a sequence, return the 8th
> parm for the
> > length
> > 	-- of the passed parm structure
> > 	if sequence(parm_str) then
> > 		return parm_str[8..(8 + parm_length - 1)]
> > 	else
> > 		return ""
> > 	end if
> >
> > end function
> >
> > That when included in a program (a rather large proram),
> generates the
> > following error:
> >
> > C:\Program Files\F.R.O.G. for IBM iSeries DB2\eucarc.ew:1025
> > Syntax error - expected to see possibly 'end', not '('
> >         parm_length = length(dtaara_def)
> >                             ^
> > If I comment the line out it runs fine.
> >
> > HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
> >
> >
> > Jonas
> >
>

The problem is that one of the parameters is called 'length' and when you
use "parm_length = length(dtaara_def)" Eu thinks that you are referring to
the parameter and not the built-in function.

Renaming this parameter fixes the problem.

--
Derek