Compatible with:
DOS Maximite CMM MM150 MM170 MM+ MMX Picromite ArmiteL4
Armite F4 ArmiteH7 Picomite CMM2
Syntax:
ON ERROR ABORT
ON ERROR IGNORE
ON ERROR SKIP [nn]
ON ERROR CLEAR
Description:
This controls the action taken if an error occurs while running a program and applies to all errors discovered by MMBasic including syntax errors, wrong data, missing hardware, SD Card access, etc.
ON ERROR ABORT will cause MMBasic to display an error message, abort
the program and return to the command prompt.
This is the normal behaviour and is the default when a program starts running.
ON ERROR IGNORE will cause any error to be ignored.
ON ERROR IGNORE can make it very difficult to debug a program so it is strongly
recommended that only ON ERROR SKIP be used.
ON ERROR SKIP will ignore an error in a number of commands (specified
by the number 'nn') executed following this command. 'nn' is optional, the
default if not specified is one.
After the number of commands has completed (with an error or not) the behaviour
of MMBasic will revert to ON ERROR ABORT.
If an error occurs and is ignored/skipped the read only variable MM.ERRNO
will be set to non zero and MM.ERRMSG$ will be set to the error message that
would normally be generated.
These are reset to zero and an empty string by ON ERROR CLEAR. They are
also cleared when the program is run and when ON ERROR IGNORE and ON ERROR SKIP
are used.
Last edited: 30 September, 2020