[slang-users] Can S-Lang do this ?

[Ben Duncan]

Yes, where it is evaluated in a particular order and ..
No, return_data_value simply returns a "string" as a parameter
to the rest of the function call.

John E. Davis wrote:
> Ben Duncan <ben at versaccounting.com> wrote:
> 
>>input_rtn ( row, col, rs, cs, "A", return_data_value (1, 12 ), Refsh ) ;
>>
>>Where in the ABOVE "input_rtn", S-lang executes return_value and pushes that on
>>to the stack AFTER having pushed Refsh and before the rest and then calling
>> "input_rtn".
> 
> 
> Are you asking that the parameters in the parameter list be evaluated
> in a particular order?  Does `return_data_value` have side-effects
> where Refsh, row, etc are modified?  If so, then you may need to make
> the function call like:
> 
>    row1 = row;
>    col1 = col;
>      .
>      .
>    Refsh1 = Refsh;
>    val = return_data_value (1, 12);
>    input_rtn (row1, col1, ..., val, Refsh1);
> 
> Thanks,
> --John
> 

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