... and a *long* time ago (in a PL-SQL for beginners class iirc) I was taught that using error trapping code to control normal program flow was *naughty*.
Andrew Davies MBCS CITP
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Ed Leafe wrote:
> On Jul 23, 2007, at 8:11 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote:
>
>
>> I could see Ed's logic (brilliant!) that if
>> ShowData weren't existing, the CATCH would then instantiate it as
>> expected.
>>
>
> Start coding in Python, where 'try' blocks are routine, since in
> many cases it's faster to catch an exception than to test for a
> condition.
Yes but it doesn't *feel* right to be "trying" something rather than
testing in advance ...
Paul
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