[Coco] [----] Re: Error codes on SECB

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 18 November 2006 14:52, Jim Cox wrote:
>Note that some where in this thread, that the subject was
>appended with the name of a certain canned meat and was
>trapped in my filters.  It may be trapped in other peoples
>filters too.
>
Humm, hasn't happened here Jim, and SA is doing a quite decent job 
overall.

>-Jim
>
>On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:07:35 -0600
>
>  "Bill Collins" <bilge at motleydeercamp.com> wrote:
>> I'm glad you asked the question Mark.  I've been
>>following along (as best I
>> can) and I was wondering the same thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mark Mellor" <markmbm at jps.net>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
>><coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:01 AM
>> Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Coco] Error codes on SECB
>>
>>> Thanks, I realized after I sent the email that the ECB
>>>part probably
>>> stands
>>> for Extended Color Basic.  Anyway, it looks like you
>>>have solved the
>>> mystery.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "William Astle" <lost at l-w.ca>
>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
>>><coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 10:45 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Error codes on SECB
>>>
>>>> Mark Mellor wrote:
>>>> > What does SECB stand for?  In my book it says "File
>>>>
>>>>not found" for the
>>>
>>> NE
>>>
>>>> > error but it looks like you already know that with
>>>>
>>>>your sample code.
>>>>
>>>> SECB=Super Extended Color Basic
>>>>
>>>> That is, "Extended Basic 2.0" from a CoCo3.
>>>>
>>>> > Mark
>>>> >
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: "Diego Barizo" <diegoba at adinet.com.uy>
>>>> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"
>>>>
>>>><coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>>>
>>>> > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:07 PM
>>>> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Error codes on SECB
>>>> >
>>>> >> I checked on the "Quick reference guide" and the NE
>>>>
>>>>error is not
>>>
>>> listed.
>>>
>>>> >> Also, this short program gives no number
>>>> >> 10  ON ERR GOTO 1000
>>>> >> 20 LOAD"PPPP"
>>>> >> 30 STOP
>>>> >> 1000 ? ERNO,ERLIN
>>>> >> 1010 END
>>>> >>
>>>> >> If I change line 20 for WOAD "PP" I get the expected
>>>>
>>>>results for an SN
>>>>
>>>> > error
>>>> >
>>>> >> BUT... If after the first program ends, I type ?
>>>>
>>>>ERNO, I do get 26 as
>>>>
>>>> >> answer... :-/
>>>> >>
>>>> >> William Astle wrote:
>>>> >>> Diego Barizo wrote:
>>>> >>>> While debugging a program, I noticed that some
>>>>
>>>>errors just don't
>>>>
>>>> >>>> generate an error code, like "NE error"
>>>> >>>> Is there anywhere I could "peek" to identify this
>>>>
>>>>error?
>>>>
>>>> >>>> And out of curiosity, does anyone know why some
>>>>
>>>>errors are not
>>>>
>>>> > included?
>>>> >
>>>> >>>> ( I seen to remember another error that did not
>>>>
>>>>generate an error
>>>
>>> code,
>>>
>>>> >>>> but just can't remember which one)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I thought NE was error code 26 (Unravelled book
>>>>
>>>>confirms.)
>>>
>>> Interestingly
>>>
>>>> >>> enough, NE is defined by Extended Basic even though
>>>>
>>>>most folks would
>>>>
>>>> >>> only encounter it when using Disk Basic.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Unless you're doing something odd, all errors go
>>>>
>>>>through the same
>>>>
>>>> >>> handling process so ERRNO should provide the error
>>>>
>>>>code (assuming ON
>>>
>>> ERR
>>>
>>>> >>> GOTO in effect). The only special handling I see in
>>>>
>>>>the error
>>>>
>>>> >>> routines
>>>> >>> is for some weird case of a UL error. (Note that if
>>>>
>>>>you aren't doing
>>>
>>> ON
>>>
>>>> >>> ERR GOTO, you won't get the error code stored
>>>>
>>>>anywhere.)
>>>>
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