Date   : Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:02:06 +0200
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: Tube File Copying

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:34:25 +0100, "Ian Wolstenholme" wrote:

>Well, to answer my own question, the attempt was abandoned
>at 3.45pm after Level 4 let me down again with its "No reply"
>nonsense.
>
>This evening I've been working on a comprehensive error-
>trapping routine which offers you a * prompt when an error
>occurs so you can put right the problem (like restarting the
>A5000 and logging in again).
>
>So far so good...except that as soon as you trap an error
>with ON ERROR, the programme counter forgets where you
>are and what loops you are in, so once the problem is
>solved and it retries, you start getting "No FOR", "Not in
>a REPEAT...UNTIL loop", "Not in a procedure" errors all
>over the place!
>
>Aarrgh!

Masochism is alive and well in retro land ...


John Kortink

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