how do i pass strings to subroutines?

[gimp]

Look at this code:

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sub test(parameter)
	/echo I recieved this parameter: ${parameter}
/return

sub Main
	/declare str local string
	/varset str I am a string with spaces
	/call test ${str}
/return

I expected this output:

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I recieved this parameter: I am a string with spaces

But, instead I get this:

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I recieved this parameter: I

What am I doing wrong? This seems completley illogical to me.

[fearless]

MQ considers spaces as a delimiter, so for you to solve this, you need to use "".

For example, /mac monkystuff "flying kick", which would pass "flying kick" to param0.

[Chill]

You can, however, usually get away with setting variables to multi-word srtings as default values when you declare them. This would probably work:

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sub test(parameter) 
   /echo I recieved this parameter: ${parameter} 
/return 

sub Main 
   /declare str string local I am a string with spaces 
   /call test ${str} 
/return

I am at work or I would test it real quick, but I'm pretty sure I have done this before and had it work.

[gimp]

thanks a million for the quick responses! using "" did the trick for me :-) now back to scripting =) (just discovered this mq thing =)

[A_Druid_00]

You're off to a better start than 90% of the first day posters.

[fearless]

90% might be a bit conservitive, 98% might be more in line. :)

[A_Druid_00]

The other 8% of my 90% figure are the ones that are dumb enough to ask stupid questions, but smart enough not to post them on these boards.

You'd be surprised the number of odd PMs I get, considering how little I actually know about MQ. I guess I put on a good front or something.

[fearless]

Very good point.

[dont_know_at_all]

You'd be surprised the number of odd PMs I get, considering how little I actually know about MQ. I guess I put on a good front or something.

If you rend a noob limb from limb in front of the other noobs, they tend to fall in line.