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Very interesting. Could you tell me where I can find info on trap
handling? Also, where do I find teh MyTools subsystem? It seems not to
be on Helmut Zinn's archive.
Rene
>>If the error is the customer's fault, he needs a serious error message
>>telling him what to do. And if it is not his fault, then the programmer
>>has to make sure that the error doesn't occur. "Traps" may be fine if
>>you do some programming for yourself, but if you sell software, you'd
>>better not program "traps";-).
>>
>>
>
>You are now saying how the trap should be handled. Right now it pops up
>an unpleasant-looking debugger window which is good for a developer
>but will scare a customer. This is not a language issue but rather an
>implementation issue.
>
>Two possible solutions:
>
>1. Define various handlers for different trap ranges. E.g., traps
> between 20 nd 60 will pop up green windows with a smile, the range
> between 61 and 100 will popup a red window with a wiggling finger,
> and trap 1000 will turn off power.
>
>2. Use MyTools.MyASSERT (expression, number) to catch a range of
> numbers for which you have implemented your own handlers,
> pass-through to the regular ASSERT otherwise.
>
>Of course there must be better ideas around.
>
>W.
>
>--- BlackBox
>--- send subject HELP or UNSUBSCRIBE to blackbox{([at]})nowhere.xy>
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