Re: Function Warning - Null Reference

Thanks Stephany,

I understand your explanation and what the warning is indicating. In order
to remove the warning I would need to ensure the function does not return a
null pointer. Is there a better syntax available giving a more complete
solution?

My experience comes from VBA and I have just started out in VB and .NET. The
structure and syntax is what I am trying to understand. The best way for me
is to have some good books, try converting some VBA code and visit these
newsgroups. Just wished I started 3 years ago.

Regards

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Stephany Young wrote:
Return hh & "h " & mm & "m " & ss & "s"


I don't know how much background you have in VB. I'll assume not much.
To clarify:
"Function 'Dec2hms' doesn't return a value on all code paths." means
that a function might not be returning a value along one of its
possible paths of execution, and that a line of code that calls the
function could get a Null Pointer from the function. In VB and VB.NET,
A Sub (Subroutine) is a procedure which never returns a value. A
Function is a procedure that MUST return a value.
To return a value from a function, use the keyword Return followed by
the value or variable that is being returned.
Placing
Return hh & "h " & mm & "m " & ss & "s"
at the end of the function (right above "end function") should fix the
problem.



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