Why not something like this:
-- start doer.r: --
REBOL []
do-thing: func [] [
; do your script here
return 1
]
do-thing
--- end doer.r
Then you can just
>> do %doer.r
== 1
--
Tim Lesher
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Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 13:08
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Subject: [REBOL] Return From Middle Of Script? Re:
Hi,
> I have a script that 'do(es) another script.
> The called script assembles a string and returns
> it to the caller by placing the string word as
> the last line in the script. Fine.
>
> But the called script has numerous places where
> an error can occur and I would like to return
> a partially assembled string at that point.
> How to do this? 'return only works in a function
> and 'halt doesn't seem to allow the script to return
> the last evaluated argument.
>
> In psuedocode what I want is:
>
> if (some condition)
> [
> return "string1"
> ]
>
> but I obviously can't use 'return and the following:
>
> if (some condition)
> [
> "string1"
> halt
> ]
>
> does not return "string1" to the caller.
>
> There doesn't appear to be a 'goto call where I can just
> go to the end of the script either.
>
> How are you guys accomplishing this sort of thing? (And more
> philosophically - why can't you use 'return in a script?)
>
> TIA,
>
> Rodney
>
>
you can try:
result: catch [
do script
]
and in script:
if some-condition [
throw string1
]
