Function call good :) ReturnCode Bad :(

[d0mufasa]

Hello all,

I have the following :

main ()
{
int returncode;

[snip]

retval = TransHist_Create( merchant_id, &trans_hist_id, transact_id, from_step_id, num_proc, num_succ, num_fail, num_user_err, todays_date, proc_user_id, addendum, getlocalhost(), getpid(), 0, __FILE__, __LINE__, &returncode);

}

Now, in the function : TransHist_Create(...., *returncode)
{
....... [snip] ...

*returncode = 0;
return 0;
}


BUT ..

in main, the returncode is set to --> 1 <-- ?!?!

Why??

TIA

[d0mufasa]

Hello again,

I read this here:
Call by Value and Call by Reference

But i guess i am still missing something ..

Can someone please tell me how to pass a value to a function in such a way that a function can change it?

-> I want to pass in a value called: returncode
-> Have the function change it
-> and then review it from the calling program.

How can this be done?

TIA

[d0mufasa]

PS - the reason why I am not doing it as :

return_code = Function()

is because I have been burned on this. The return code in the function is 0 but the value returned is <> 0.

So, I was trying something else ...

[Rubberman]

You only posted a snippet of your function call arguments and the actual signature of the function itself. Please post in detail. As someone once said, there be the Devil (in the details)...