file does not exist, program halts, kick the cpu, start over....

[intel2000]

As you can see below, i've made a loop that helps check for errors like spelling. Since then I've also learned that humans make errors looking for their own errors.

.....So when you enter the wrong name its looking for a file that doesnt exist. I believe that is error #1. Anyways what can I do about this so the program doesn't halt??




Do while ynspelling="N"
@ 23,0 say "ENTER NAME:" get mselection function "!"
read
@ 24,0 say "SPELLING CORRECT??" get ynspelling function "!" valid ynspelling $ "NY"
read
enddo

use mselection-".ind"
copy to blah blah blah.......

 

[DSummZZZ]

Try something like this:

Do while ynspelling="N"
@ 23,0 say "ENTER NAME:" get mselection function "!"
read
@ 24,0 say "SPELLING CORRECT??" get ynspelling function "!" valid ynspelling $ "NY"
read

IF !FILE(mselection-".ind&quot
ynspelling = " "
ENDIF
enddo

use mselection-".ind"
copy to blah blah blah....... Dave S.

 

[intel2000]

I've tried this and it seems to not even see it. Just skips right over it.....?Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Do while ynspelling="N"
@ 23,0 say "ENTER NAME:" get mselection function "!"
read
@ 24,0 say "SPELLING CORRECT??" get ynspelling function "!" valid ynspelling $ "NY"
read
IF !FILE(mselection-".ind&quot
ynspelling = " "
ENDIF
enddo
use mselection-".ind"
copy to blah blah blah.......

 

[DSummZZZ]

Sorry, my bad. I read the DO WHILE wrong.
Change:

IF !FILE(mselection-".ind&quot
ynspelling = " "
ENDIF

-to-

IF !FILE(mselection-".ind&quot
ynspelling = "N"
ENDIF
Dave S.

 

[intel2000]

That was the first thing I tried after ynspelling=" " did not work. No matter what I set ynspelling to it runs right by it.......??

 

[DSummZZZ]

FILE(mselection-".ind&quot will work if it finds a file like that anywhere in the search path also. Try adding the full path name to it:

IF !FILE('c:\mydir\' + mselection - ".ind&quot
Dave S.

 

[intel2000]

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THANKS SO MUCH DAVE.

Your idea worked. I had a error in my program. I was using spelling for a variable instead of ynspelling. Thank you so much for all your help!!!!!!!!!!
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