Why we cannot declare local const variables in inno-setup [Code]?

Question

Do you know why when declaring local const vars, the script cannot compile? Sorry, I know very little pascal and cannot figure out why this is not working!

This example (see function CircleArea) shows that my syntax should be fine. http://www.tutorialspoint.com/pascal/pascal_quick_guide.htm

This is what I am trying to do:

//---placed within [Code]
procedure MyLog(const _functionName, _msg: String);
begin
  Log(_functionName + '(): ' + _msg);
end;

function MyExec(const _filename, _params, _dir: String): Boolean;
const // <--- compilation fails in this line!
  MethodName = 'MyExec';
var
  ResultCode: Integer;
begin
  MyLog(MethodName, _filename);
  // ... invoke Exec(), etc. ...
end;
//---

Answer 1

You were trying that right. If Inno Setup were using Pascal it would even work, but since it is based on a custom Pascal Script language with limitation on declaring local constants, you can't do it that way. You must define your constant globally instead:

[Code]
const
  MethodName = 'MyExec';

function MyExec(const _filename, _params, _dir: String): Boolean;
var
  ResultCode: Integer;
begin
  MyLog(MethodName, _filename);
  // ... invoke Exec(), etc. ...
end;