Hi Geoff,
The problem is that the function call is returning a value which has
nowhere to go. You will need to assign it to a variable or write it to the
screen.
Try:
numlines = formatnumber(numlines,0)
regards,
Iian
At 02:17 PM 8/3/2005, you wrote:
>Hey everyone. I'm just starting out in the world of ASP, and I have a
>very basic question. Can anyone tell me why when I run the following
>code in a script:
>
>if linelength > 80 then
> numlines = linelength/80
> formatnumber(numlines,0) 'removes trailing decimals
> response.write(line)
> response.write "<br>"
> toAdd = (numlines+1)*80
> char=char+toAdd
>end if
>
>I am met with the error "Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A0414)
>Cannot use parentheses when calling a Sub"
>
>If I comment out the formatnumber(numlines,0) and add
>response.write(numlines) to see what is being stored in the variable,
>I get a normal value of 3.275, all ready to be formatted. I'd really
>appreciate any help. Thanks a lot
>-Geoff
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