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Bobby Hicks wrote:
> 
> I have a module with some number conversion routines in it.  I bind this
> module to a program.  The procedures or function returns a status value
> signifing success(0), or overflow (3).  If I create a SIGNAL error handler
> and it gets invoked from one of the functions, am I able to set the return
> value?
> ...
> The above function returns 0 if successful, or 3 for overflow.  Is there a
> way to set the return value to 3 if the SIGNAL error get involked.  OR,
> should I be using  catch, try exception handling?
> 

>From your catch/try question, it sounds like you're using C++.  I think
catch/try is probably a better exception-handling mechanism for C++ than
signals.

The ILE C programmer's guide probably has some examples for signal
handling.  You could also google for 
   signal setjmp longjmp example
and find some examples of how to use signals.


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