Issue with IBController when symbol name is passed as reference

IBController
#1

Discovered issue with sending option order with symbol name passed as reference .

Procedure SellOption1() works fine, result in IBController window shown with blue arrow.
Procedure SellOption2(&Symbol) caused an error, result in IBController window shown with red arrow.

procedure doTradeIB(inTicker)
{
	ibc 			= GetTradingInterface("IB");
	ibAttributes	= "outsideRTH";
	ibTickSize		= 100;  
	inLots			= 1;
	inPrice			= 20.5;
	inOpr			= "SELL";
	brokerAccount	= "UXXXXXXX";
	lOrderId 		= ibc.PlaceOrder(inTicker, inOpr, inLots, "LMT", inPrice, 0, "GTC", True, ibTickSize, ibAttributes, "", "", "", "",brokerAccount); 
}

procedure SellOption1()
{
	inTicker 		= "AAPL  211119C00130000-SMART-OPT";
	doTradeIB(inTicker);
}

procedure SellOption2(inTicker)
{
	inTicker 		= "AAPL  211119C00130000-SMART-OPT";
	doTradeIB(inTicker);
}

SellOption1();			// no issue
SellOption2(&inTicker);	// Error 321. Error validation request.-'bN': cause - The symbol or the local-symbol or the security id must be entered

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#2

You can't pass AFL references to OLE servers (IBController is in fact OLE server). You must pass values.

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