Error message on Return "StrComp(f.NativePath = g.NativePath, 0)"

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I’m trying to convert code in "Designing a Recent Items Submenu, By Charles Yeomans " to what I use.
There is an older version of StrComp using this code:

Protected Function Equals(f as FolderItem, g as FolderItem) as Boolean If f <> nil and g <> nil then #if targetMacOS Return (f.MacVRefNum = g.MacVRefNum) and (f.NativePath = g.NativePath) and (f.name = g.name) #endif #if targetWin32 Return StrComp(f.NativePath = g.NativePath, 0) #endif Else Return false End if End Function

I want to convert it to simply:

Protected Function Equals(f as FolderItem, g as FolderItem) as Boolean If f <> nil and g <> nil then '#if targetMacOS 'Return (f.MacVRefNum = g.MacVRefNum) and (f.NativePath = g.NativePath) and (f.name = g.name) '#endif '#if targetWin32 Return StrComp(f.NativePath = g.NativePath, 0) '#endif Else Return false End if End Function

but I get on error on StrComp of [quote]RecentItemsManager.Equals, line 6. Not enough arguments: missing String value for parameter “a”[/quote]

As far as I can tell everything is correct.
Can someone explain what is going on?

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The docs for StrComp say it’s parameters are StrComp(string1, string2, mode)
What you’re passing doesn’t fit, pass the strings separately.

But at that point, wouldn’t if FolderItem1 = FolderItem2 then work?

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Thanks Tim. I will use that and don’t need to test.

My confusion is also the error message. Got any idea what the “a” is? I should have 2 strings. I even changed out the equal sign for a comma and it didn’t work?

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StrComp returns an integer, not a boolean. To turn it into a boolean, use:

return StrComp ( a, b, 0 ) = 0
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Oh. Looking at the wrong piece. The Return and not StrComp.