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    Script Failure

    Can anyone help with this script please? It's out of the Xbasic for Everyone book.
    Marked in Red where it fails.
    Message = "Too many parameters"

    Code:
    'Date Created: 25-Apr-2011 04:55:39 PM
    'Last Updated: 25-Apr-2011 05:24:47 PM
    'Created By  : Ted
    'Updated By  : Ted
    option strict
    dim dstr as c
    dim timestr as c
    dim lstr as c
    dim tstr as c
    dim tbl as p
    dim patient as p
    dim valid as l
    patient=table.current()
    ' overbook attempt
    function overbook as l(dstr as c,timestr as c,sched as p)
    	if sched.records_get()=0 then
    	    overbook=.f.
    		    exit function
    	end if
    	if sched.fetch_find(cdate(ctod(dstr))+str(toseconds(timestr),5))>0 then
    		overbook=.t.
    		exit function
    	else
    		sched.fetch_prev()
    		
    			if .not. sched.fetch_eof() then
    				if ctod(dstr)=sched.date then
    					if toseconds(timestr)<toseconds(sched.time) + (60*sched.length) then
    					overbook=.t.
    			    exit function
    			    end if
    			end if
    		end if
    		sched.fetch_next()
    		if .not. sched.fetch_eof() then
    		    if ctod(dstr)=sched.date then
    		        if toseconds(timestr)+(60*val(lstr))>toseconds(sched.time) then
    		            overbook=.t.
    		            exit function 
    		        end if
    		    end if
    		end if
    	end if
    		end function
    		
    ' User interaction **********************************
    
    dstr=ui_get_date("Appointment Date","Enter Appointment Date:",dtoc(date()))
    if dstr=""then
        end 
        end if
    if ctod(dstr)<date() then
        ui_msg_box("Illegal date","Cannot make appointments in the past",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        end 
    end if
    if exist(ctod(dstr),"holiday.dbf","date")then
      	   ui_msg_box("Illegal date","Office Holiday",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
      	   end   
    end if 
    
    timestr=ui_get_text("Appointment Time","Enter Appointment Time")
    if timestr="" then
        end 
    end if
    if toseconds(timestr)<toseconds("9:00 am").or.toseconds(timestr)>toseconds("5:00 pm")then
        ui_msg_box("Only appointments between 9 and 5",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        end
    end if
    if mod(toseconds(timestr),1800)<>0 then
    	ui_msg_box("Wrong Time slot","Appointments on the hour and half hour only",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
    	end 
    end if	
    lstr=ui_get_number("Appointment Length","Minutes of appointment","30")
    if val(lstr)<0 then
        end 
    end if
    if val(lstr)>60 then
        ui_msg_box("1 Hour","One hour maximum appointment length",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        end
    end if
    if val(lstr)>30.and. toseconds(timestr)=toseconds("5:00 pm") then
        ui_msg_box("Quitting Time","No 1 hour appointments at 5.00 pm.",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        end 
    end if
    
    tbl=table.open("schedule.dbf",file_rw_shared)
    tbl.index_primary_put("Day_Time")
    
    '*********************************************************************************
    'Check for over booking
    ui_msg_box("data",dstr)
    ui_msg_box("data",timestr)
    ui_msg_box("data",lstr)
    ui_msg_box("data",tbl)
    [COLOR="Red"]if overbook(dstr,timestr,lstr,tbl)=.t. then[/COLOR] ui_msg_box("Overbooked","Try another time slot",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)  
     tbl.close()
    	end   
    end if
    '*********************************************************************************
    ' No overbook - finish appointment
    tstr=ui_get_text("Comment","Enter Comments")
    on error goto invalid_appt
    valid=.t.
    tbl.enter_begin()
    	tbl.date=ctod(dstr)
    	tbl.time=timestr
    	tbl.length=val(lstr)
    	tbl.comment=left(tstr,40)
    	tbl.patient_id=patient_id
    	close: 
    tbl.enter_end(valid)
    tbl.close()
    end 
    invalid_appt:
    	on error goto 0
    	valid=.f.
    	 ui_msg_box("Invalid day, time or length","Please verify and try again")
    	 resume close
    Last edited by Al Buchholz; 04-26-2011, 06:46 PM. Reason: added code tags.
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    You are held in a queue and I will get to you soon.

    #2
    Re: Script Failure

    Ted
    Whilst trying to follow your coding I noticed

    if overbook(dstr,timestr,lstr,tbl)=.t. 'FOUR PARAMETERS

    function overbook as l(dstr as c,timestr as c,sched as p) 'THREE PARAMETERS

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      #3
      Re: Script Failure

      Ted,

      long blocks of code are very difficult to read without formatting, indents, etc.

      The message board will preserve your formatting if you surround the code with CODE block markers. Otherwise, everything gets left justified, and difficult to read and understand.

      Please use CODE block markers, or ask for help setting them.

      Thanks.

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        #4
        Re: Script Failure

        Along with what Ray found
        if overbook(dstr,timestr,lstr,tbl)=.t. then ui_msg_box("Overbooked","Try another time slot",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        maybe should be two lines (for clarity if nothing else!) Assuming that "tbl" is your pointer to the table you are using...
        Code:
        if overbook(dstr,timestr,tbl)=.t. then
            ui_msg_box("Overbooked","Try another time slot",UI_STOP_SYMBOL)
        Last edited by MikeC; 04-26-2011, 07:33 PM.
        Mike
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          #5
          Re: Script Failure

          Originally posted by Ray in Capetown View Post
          Ted
          Whilst trying to follow your coding I noticed

          if overbook(dstr,timestr,lstr,tbl)=.t. 'FOUR PARAMETERS

          function overbook as l(dstr as c,timestr as c,sched as p) 'THREE PARAMETERS
          Thanks Ray, it was the lstr that was missing, much obliged - couldn't see the wood for the trees!

          Tom, please advise on what you mean by Code Block Markers. Do you mean Line Numbers, Comments or indents?
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            #6
            Re: Script Failure

            Originally posted by Ted Giles View Post
            Tom, please advise on what you mean by Code Block Markers. Do you mean Line Numbers, Comments or indents?
            I see that your code formatting has now been nicely preserved. Instead of "block markers" I could have said "tags", but I thought the former was more descriptive. If you still have questions drop me a private message.

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