Error handeling SDK

SteenJakobsen · Post by **SteenJakobsen** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:19 am

Hi again,,
one last question about errors.

The RunCode() and RunScript() functions do they return some value that indicate an error ?

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:17 am

They return the value of MACRO_RESULT so will return whatever you set it to:

Let>MACRO_RESULT=whateveryouwant

So you have control over what they return. If you have a detectable error you could set it to MACRO_RESULT and then, yes, it would return the error.

SteenJakobsen · Post by **SteenJakobsen** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:39 am

Yes .. but then again since I'm unable to trap syntax errors or missing SRT's or wrong complex expressions
and the script just continues as if nothing is wrong then the errorhandeling
is not so secure.

I'm looking very much forward to the future version where the script can be
manged in terms of trapping syntax errors and so on.

The SDK work very well but this is a soft spot ..

Jerry Thomas · Post by **Jerry Thomas** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:41 pm

One trick is to set MACRO_RESULT=FAIL as the very first line of your macro.

When you get to a successful conclusion, set MACRO_RESULT to whatever value that should be.

Then test MACRO_RESULT=FAIL after calling the macro. If true, exit or show Message, whatever is appropriate.

SteenJakobsen · Post by **SteenJakobsen** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:06 am

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for your reply.. But it does not help since the error can not be trapped
and IGNOREERROR will just make the script continue as if nothing was wrong!

Thanks anyway.