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[REBOL] Re: Stopping errors from stopping the program.

From: carl:cybercraft at: 13-Mar-2002 23:19

On 13-Mar-02, Dr. Louis A. Turk wrote:
> Hi rebols, > How do I stop an error from stopping my program? I am sending a file > to a remote server every 10 minutes to update data. When there is > too much traffic on the net or the remote server is too slow > receiving the file, an error occurs which results in my program > dying. I want it to keep trying until it succeeds no matter how long > that takes. Here is what I have tried, but it doesn't seem to work > (that is, errors still stop the program): > until [not error? try [write web-address read page-url] [prin {ftp > failed: trying again ... }]]
Hi Louis, Your problem is there's no 'if in the above so the second block isn't evaluated, yet it is returned to 'until for checking if it's true or false. Here's a simplier version which shows what's happening without the need to access a website...
>> until [not error? try [1 / 0][prin "Error"]]
== [prin "Error"] This is detecting the error but just shrugging its shoulders about it and moving on to what's next - which is the block. (Sorry - it's late:) I found it simpliest to use 'either to get it working...
>> until [either error? try [1 / 0][print "Error" false][true]]
Error Error Error Error (escape)
>> until [either error? try [1 / 1][prin "Error" false][true]]
== true HTH. -- Carl Read