Passing parameters to the CallScript method

This topic describes how to use the different signatures of the CallScript method to pass data from one script to another.

The example uses two different Functional Test scripts:

TheCaller, which calls another script and passes parameters
TheCalled, which receives the parameters and prints them to System.Console
TheCaller script uses two different versions of the CallScript method:
Without additional parameters: This is the default usage of the CallScript method, which will execute the specified script.
```
CallScript("TheCalled");
```
With additional object array parameter: An array of objects is used to pass different object type parameters to the called script.
```
Dim ObjdataToPass as Object()
...
CallScript("TheCalled",ObjdataToPass)
```

The Caller script was recorded as follows:

Public Class TheCaller Inherits TheCallerHelper

      ' Script Name     : TheCaller
      ' Generated       : Dec 17, 2005 8:47:45 PM
      ' Description     : Functional Test Script
 
      ' since 2005/12/17
      ' author Administrator

      Public Function TestMain (ByVal args() As Object)
          CallScript("TheCalled")
          Dim DataToPass(3)As String
          DataToPass(0) = "This"
          DataToPass(1) = "is"
          DataToPass(2) = "really"
          DataToPass(3) = "cool!"
          CallScript("TheCalled",DataToPass)
          Dim ObjdataToPass(3)As Object
          ObjdataToPass(0) = new String("Thought the previous was cool?")
          ObjdataToPass(1) = "Take this one!"
          ObjdataToPass(2) = new Float(0.02)
          ObjdataToPass(3) = new Integer(4711)
          CallScript("TheCalled",ObjdataToPass)
          End Function
     End Class

TheCalled script uses a simple loop to print the received parameters to System.Console:

Public Class TheCalled Inherits TheCalledHelper

      ' Script Name     : TheCalled
      ' Generated       : Dec 17, 2005 8:48:12 PM
      ' Description     : Functional Test Script

      ' since 2005/12/17
      ' author Administrator

      Public Function TestMain (ByVal args() As Object)
          If args.Length < 1 Then
            System.Console.WriteLine("There were "+args.Length+" args. Less than expected!")
            Return
          Else
            System.Console.WriteLine( "There were: "+args.Length+" args")
          End If
          Dim I As Integer
          For I = 0 To args.Length - 1
            System.Console.WriteLine( " arg["+I+"] = " + args(I) .ToString())

          Next
      End Function
End Class

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