Why Syntax error in function declaration?

7 Oct 2006

      Mac OS X 10.4.8, gpc 35u2

This is driving me crazy.
Why does this snippet give a compile error in the function declaration?
error: syntax error before `('

program PrtTst2;

uses
	GPCStringsAll;

// from the gpc.pdf manual this is the way a function should look
//
// function function_identifier (parameter list): result type ;
// declaration part
// begin
// statement part
// end;

function fixDateYear(thisDate : String(255)) : String(255);
	begin
	end;

begin {main}
end.

Thx for any help,
Ken

Why Syntax error in function declaration?

Ken G. Brown