Re: Convert from free to fixed

Hi Barbara,

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Do you mean that you would set a breakpoint in the handler, and change
"a" while the handler is still running? That probably wouldn't work
since "a" would then get updated by the store operation.

Or do you mean that you set a breakpoint on the a = b / c statement, and
set the value of c before the statement ran? That should be ok,
assuming the module wasn't optimized.
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The line would already be in error. The assignment has failed and the condition handler has been called.

I would put a breakpoint on the line after this line, tell the condition handler to continue and then fix up the data post-facto.

My reasoning is that I am now on the line after and I have fixed the data and manually performed the assignment. Everything is as if the assignment worked.
Of course, this is very, very rarely done. I was mainly expounding the fact that condition handlers stop everything at the point of error and remedial work can be performed, if needed and if safe.

Cheers

Larry Ducie