[REBOL] Re: Attempt question
From: ammon::johnson::gmail::com at: 4-Mar-2005 12:00
Because you need to return a value from Attempt. Put TRUE at the end
of the attempt block and you should be good to go!
HTH!
~~Ammon ;~>
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 10:50:56 -0800, Kai Peters <[kpeters--vu-ware--com]> wrote:
>
> Hi list= ~
>
> Why does my code below fail? I believe I am= doing exactly what the
>
> help tells me ...
>
> Again, thanks for any pointers!
>
> Kai
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> *****************************************
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> relevant part of my script:
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> foreach pdf pdfs [
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>   cururl:   append copy= baseurl pdf
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>   
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>   fname:    append= copy %/c/city/pdfs2/ pdf
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>   print pdf
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>   
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>   if not value: attempt= [
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>   
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>     write/binary fname= read/binary cururl
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> =09
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>   ]=09
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>   [ print append "Problem with "= replace/all pdf " " " " ]
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>   
>
> ]
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> *****************************************
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> From the help @ http://rebol.com/docs/word= s/wattempt.html[0]:
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>     if not value:= attempt [load %data] [print
> "Problem"]
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>     Problem
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> *****************************************
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> rebol console output
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> REBOL/View 1.2.55.3
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> ** Script Error: not is missing its value= argument
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> ** Near: if not attempt [
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>     write/binary fname= read/binary cururl]
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> REBOL/View 1.2.1.3.1
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> ** Script Error: attempt has no= value
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> ** Where: halt-view
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> ** Near: if not attempt [
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>     write/binary fname= read/binary cururl
>
> ]
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~~~ Ammon ~~~
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