Re: small code problem

From: Gerd Stolpmann (knotwell@f5.com)
Date: Fri Jul 09 1999 - 02:27:45 MET DST


From: "<Brad Knotwell" <knotwell@f5.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:27:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: Gerd.Stolpmann@darmstadt.netsurf.de
Subject: Re: small code problem
In-Reply-To: <99070901192505.28040@schneemann>
 <99070901192505.28040@schneemann>

Gerd Stolpmann writes:
> This solution avoids that Invalid_argument must be caught which is better
> style. It is almost always a bad idea to trap Invalid_argument,
> Out_of_memory, Stack_overflow, and Division_by_zero, as these exceptions
> are thought as last resort that indicates a bad system state that must
> not happen but happened. It is better to design the program such that
> it never runs into conditions that raise these exceptions, and if they
> happen nevertheless, you missed something.

He Gerd--

This is a serious question (not an argumentative one). How do I avoid
Invalid_argument when I'm expecting the user to enter a filename on
the command-line? Or are you just talking in general?

--Brad (who's wondering if he's missed the forest for the trees)

>
> Gerd



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