can you call sub within a sub? 1

[thompom]

hi,

am using subs a lot to help reuse my code,
problem is i now want to run a sub within a page that itself is a sub

is this possible - have done searches but cant find the answer

im getting syntax errors on the first line of the second sub so i suppose this answers my question, but maybe there is a way round it

thanks MG

 

[Sheco]

Yes.

Try something like: [tt]
Dim MyValue

MyValue = 1
AddNum 10
Response.Write MyValue

Sub AddNum(num)
Dim i
If num < 1 then
exit sub
end if

For i = 1 to num
AddOne
Next
End Sub

Sub AddOne()
MyValue = MyValue + 1
End Sub
[/tt]

 

[monksnake]

You can do that, but don't go too deep within subs without exiting, otherwise you will hit a stack error.

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[thompom]

thanks for the definitive answer scheco - heres a *

my problem was the include page was within the first function
i got an error at the top of the second funtion
so i moved the include to the main page that calls the first function and now it works - makes sense, probably not!

 

[Sheco]

Yes this makes sense because although you CAN call one sub or function from inside another sub or function, you CANNOT declare one inside another.