Multiple user udf's, functions, variables

[Fractured]

Just a quick general question. I have a program written for work that is a Universal Testing Application. It has 6 user created UDF's that hold the commands for the units and a core program. I am constantly evolving it as I learn more about autoit, but keep running into errors, since there are times im calling functions & variables that are in other UDF's. So my biggest questions are:

1. Should I create a variables section in my core program, so all are declared from the beginning, even if they are in the other UDF's?

2. Should I make a variable only UDF? 

3. How do I call functions from other UDF's without having each UDF have an includes section? (Does including the UDF's this way create more overhead?)

Thoughts? Suggestions? 

 

[JLogan3o13]

This section on the Wiki gives you best practice for creating and UDFs; I think it will answer at least some of your questions.

https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/UDF-spec

 

[water]

When using the Au3Stripper tool unneeded (not used in your script) functions and variables get stripped out of the code before compilation.
So you can include as many UDFs as you want without creating overhead.

Edited August 29, 2018 by water

[Fractured]

thanks for the quick replies...rereading best practices UDF's....read it when I first started playing with autoit but JLOGAN3O13 reminded me it exists!! Time to update my brain on  a few things!