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to: Roy McNeill
from: Joshua Marshall
date: 1996-09-09 19:29:30
subject: Re: return values

Hello Roy,
 In a message dated 31 Aug 96 you wrote to Paul Edwards :

 RM> I know it's a bit off topic (cringe), but what is the significance of
 RM> return values in other operating systems?

Well in scripts (batch files) the Amiga has a command FailAt xxx  where it
will not halt operation from a failure unless it is greater than xxx.  This
allows programs to fail a bit without stopping the script.

Haven't really used this feature a lot, though.


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