[RESOLVED] true or false

[westconn1]

Dim ret As Boolean
' some other code
ret = FtpPutFile(server, fname, fname, FTP_TRANSFER_TYPE_BINARY, 0)
If Not ret Then myip = ""
' more code

when i declare ret like this the myip = "" runs everytime regardless of whether ret is true or false
if i don't declare ret and leave it to vb to cast it as a variant then ret will still return true or false and the if statement runs correctly

what logic am i missing about declaring ret?