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

bmorris@ca.ibm.com wrote:

> >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.

I get calls all the time from people trying to print something.  And they
don't know how to answer the alignment messages.  No way am I going
to let a user answer a question for a program bomb.  They would just
call me anyway and I would have to tell them what key to press, so I
might as well do it programmatically and save myself the headache <g>

Regards,

Jim Langston


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