[REBOL] Trapping errors? - Not like the book says? Re:
From: rebol:techscribe at: 3-Aug-2000 10:51
Hi Douglas,
1. to correct that problem use set/any 'error try [...]
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At 10:06 AM 8/3/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I have read and re-read the sections
>REBOL the official guide. about errors.
>(eg. pages 276 and following)
>
>Then I put together a function to log errors called log-event (with a
>refinement for handling disarmed error objects).
>The log-event function will then log the date, time, script name, "error",
>and molded error object.
>
>if error? error: try [send [joe--blow--go--go] {test} ][ ;
>this will probably force an error
> log-event/error system/script/header/file "error" (disarm error) ;
>since go.go is not a valid domain
> ]
>
>It works great if there is an error,
>however, if there is not an error, you get this other error message.-->
>
>if error? error: try [send [doug--vos--eds--com] {test} ][ ; this will
>probably NOT force an error
> log-event/error system/script/header/file "error" (disarm error) ; and
>I'll get your test message
> ]
>
>** Script Error: error needs a value.
>** Where: if error? error: try [ send [doug--vos--eds--com] {test} ]
>
>Because error does not receive a value when it
>interprets " error: try " -- since there is not an error.
>
>So then I tried...
>
>if error? error: try [send [joe--blow--gogogo--com] {test} (disarm error) ][
>; not in the book, but I was just trying stuff
> log-event/error system/script/header/file "error" (disarm error)
> ]
>
>This is bad because the script runs for a while but it is constantly
>disarming error that never really occured....
>
>This sort of works but fills up my log file with junk and then
>eventually the program crashes with a garbage collection error.
>
>Douglas Vos - EDS/GM-BSU Webmaster
>e-Mail: mailto:[doug--vos--eds--com]
>
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