Re: passing parameters longer than expected

[Dave <dfx1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 27 mars 2012 15:58, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> The problem is the use of the CONST keyword.  By specifying CONST you
> specifically told the compiler to ignore any data past the 40A; in
> effect, you asked it to do a MOVEL (or EVAL) of your 100A into a
> temporary 40A field and call with it.  Had you not had CONST on the
> prototype, the compiler would have indeed complained.

I know, and leaving it on means the programmer complains. I just
thought that prototyping was supposed to protect me from the sort of
error I made, but I shall try to remember these finer details.