CHAR array as parameter with WAIT

javedwahid · October 2013

Hi,

I have a function that I want to pass a CHAR array into it as a parameter and then do a SEND_COMMAND in a wait statement. I am getting an error saying that "all bounds of the array must be defined to be used in a wait" (something to that effect)

Need advice on how to accomplish this?

Thanks,

vining · October 2013

I beleive that means

DEFINE_FUNCTION fnWebPageParseContent (CHAR strIncoming[30000], CHAR strIncomingIP[20])
 vs
DEFINE_FUNCTION fnWebPageParseContent (CHAR strIncoming[], CHAR strIncomingIP[])

Then I guess you can use a parameter in a wait. Of course since the paramter is passing by reference the value may not be what you expect when the wait time expires and your code runs.

ericmedley · October 2013

I ran into this. I had to use a local var and make it equal to the referenced array cell right befor declaring the wait.

Something like

Local_var integer wait_temp;
wait_temp=myWaits[zone_id]
wait wait_temp{
  // do something
  }

vining · October 2013

Especially if you use stack_vars as a parameter to pass to your funuction which then uses that parameter in a wait. You won't throw the normal compiler error, can't use a stack_var in wait, but that's affectively what you're doing.

javedwahid · October 2013

vining - That works, thanks for the tip. I didn't know you could do that with parameters.

CHAR array as parameter with WAIT

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