[open-cobol-list] Re: Question About Functions

[Roger While]

> FUNCTION MAX( A   B - C        - 3 )

Indisputedly two.
What about this :
FUNCTION MAX( A   (B - C)        - 3 )

You think 3? Wrong, still 2.

BUT :
FUNCTION MAX( A   B - C        -3 )
Note no space between the "-" and the "3".
That's 3 parameters. The beauties of the unary minus.

Roger