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Re: main or procedure [message #54629 is a reply to message #54628]

Wed, 20 June 2007 05:20

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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sujian@gmail.com writes:

> When I .compile a procedure, it says,
> You compiled a main program while inside a procedure. Returning.
>
> And all the information before the compilation was lost.
>
> How to fix it?

You need to do two things: (1) Add more error handling
to your code, so that when a program crashes it goes
back to the main program level (ON_ERROR, 1), and (2)
learn to type RETALL *immediately* when your program
crashes, and certainly before you do any more compiling.

Cheers,

David
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Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Thu, 21 June 2007 12:06
		Re: main or procedure By: JD Smith on Wed, 20 June 2007 17:02
		Re: main or procedure By: JD Smith on Wed, 20 June 2007 16:36
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 13:13
		Re: main or procedure By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 June 2007 12:14
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 11:50
		Re: main or procedure By: Conor on Wed, 20 June 2007 11:54
		Re: main or procedure By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 20 June 2007 10:48
		Re: main or procedure By: Vince Hradil on Wed, 20 June 2007 09:47
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 09:12
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 09:03
		Re: main or procedure By: Conor on Wed, 20 June 2007 08:42
		Re: main or procedure By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 June 2007 07:56
		Re: main or procedure By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 June 2007 07:40
		Re: main or procedure By: Marshall Perrin on Wed, 20 June 2007 07:39
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 07:24
		Re: main or procedure By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 June 2007 07:00
		Re: main or procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Wed, 20 June 2007 06:07
		Re: main or procedure By: Conor on Wed, 20 June 2007 05:39
		Re: main or procedure By: David Fanning on Wed, 20 June 2007 05:20

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