Re: Program execution problem

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R.Wieser wrote:
> Robert,
> 
>>    Notice the program stops at line 530 for no good reason,
>> and all files are closed.
> 
> Under QBasic 'end' terminates the program.  Are you sure you didn't mean
> 'end if' there ?
* In one iteration of the program, that is what was intended..

> 
> (That all the files are closed could easily be part of PDS'es clean-up
> activities before actually terminating)
> 
>> in a section of the program, 6 statement lines got executed
>> in 1,3,5,2,4,6
> 
> As you have not posted the involved code and I (we) do not have any kind of
> mind-reading capabilities there is nothing I (we) can say about that.
> 
>>    One would think that a more regimented, line-numbered
>> program would behave.
> 
> It certainly enables you to write goto-enabled spagetti code (as in:
> unreadable/trackable code).   Why do you think most languages dropped the
> 'goto' and/or strongly advice you NOT to use it ?  :-)
> 
> 
> Basic bug-hunting most often boils down to isolating the problem by removing
> everything that does /not/ make the problem disappear (and sometimes
> replacing variable and/or human input by fixed stuff).   If you're lucky
> you're left with a single line. :-)
* Now THAT would be rather nice..do my taxes in one line...

> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
> 
>

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Re: Program execution problem "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-08-29 13:46 +0200
  Re: Program execution problem Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-31 15:45 -0700
    Re: Program execution problem Rev1 Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-08-31 21:32 -0700
      Re: Program execution problem Rev1 "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-09-01 10:02 +0200
    Re: Program execution problem "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-09-01 09:35 +0200
      Re: Program execution problem Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2020-09-01 13:30 -0700
        Re: Program execution problem "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2020-09-02 08:43 +0200

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