Re: Open Source discussion on error handling was: RPGIII/RPG400 ERRORMONITORING

[bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]

>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 08:24:20 -0600
>From: "L. S. Russell" <leslier@datrek.com>
>
>The most modular thing you can do is display a message and allow the
>user to pick which point in the logic cycle to which they want to
>return.
>That should work in all cases, just trap the error display the error and
>let the user choose G, C, D.

How can the user possibly know what's the best place to go?  If the
programmer thinks that G is a good place to go back to, then the
programmer should go there, using '*DETC' on the ENDSR.

I don't think a user should ever be given the opportunity to answer an
RPG inquiry message.

Barbara Morris


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