[Progress Communities] [Progress OpenEdge ABL] Forum Post: RE: Order of include file parameters influence DEFINED() value

[Patrick Tingen]

I don't think that a parameter whose name starts with an ampersand, but has no value identifies as an unnamed parameter. Try this: /* c:\temp\1.i */ MESSAGE 'Param 1: {1}' SKIP 'Param 2: {&hello}' VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX INFORMATION BUTTONS OK. then run: {c:\temp\1.i hello } {c:\temp\1.i &hello } You will see: /* message 1 */ Param 1: hello Param 2: /* message 2 */ Param 1: Param 2: So the parameter &hello is not recognized as an unnamed parameter.

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