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to: TIM HUTZLER
from: THOMAS GOHEL
date: 1996-06-13 00:00:00
subject: Re: Passing a field

In article "Passing a field" (on 10.06.96), Tim Hutzler@1:119/88 says:
Hello Tim !!
>     POUT x%, y$, t.str
>
> loop until y$ = "."
>
>
> SUB pout (x%, x$, t$)
>     PRINT x%, x$, t$
>     t$ = "vxvxvxv."
> END SUB
>
> ===================================
> This tells me that PB thinks t.str is a non-string in a subroutine call.
The difference is, 't.Str' is a 'Fixed lenght string' and not a 'Dynamic
String'. What I mean, for a 'Dynamic String' do you need a string handle
on the parameter stack, but not for a 'Fixed lenght String'.
Regards,
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