'there is' anomaly

[Jim Ault]

On 8/16/06 12:26 AM, "Paul Kocsis" <pkocsis at cox.net> wrote:
> Obviously, my handler is written to not attempt to delete a group if the
> 'there is' fails....so how is it conceivable that I could get this execution
> error????
<detailed message below>
Not the real answer to your question, but another approach that may avoid
any error message in the standalone.  Version 4 would be my choice.
---ver 1---------
> on trydelete2 pgrp
      try
>      if there is a group pgrp then
>        delete group pgrp
>      end if
      end try
> end trydelete2

---ver 2---------
> on trydelete2 pgrp
      try
>      if there is a group pgrp then delete group pgrp
      end try
> end trydelete2

---ver 3---------
> on trydelete2 pgrp
      try
>      delete group pgrp
      end try
> end trydelete2

---ver 4---------
--one line of visible code, obvious meaning, no function call
try; delete group pgrp;end try


Jim Ault
Las Vegas

On 8/16/06 12:26 AM, "Paul Kocsis" <pkocsis at cox.net> wrote:

> I have a handler in a mainstack card script:
> 
> on trydelete2 pgrp
>   if there is a group pgrp then
>     delete group pgrp
>   end if
> end trydelete2
> 
> Once in a great while, my standalone will error with the following error
> text:
> 
> Executing at 1:01:03 AM on Wednesday, August 16, 2006
> Type: delete: can't find object
> Object: card "card id 1002" of stack "C:/MultiMediaApp/MultiMediaApp.exe"
> Line: if there is a group pgrp then
> Line Num: 0
> Hint: trydelete2
> 
> Obviously, my handler is written to not attempt to delete a group if the
> 'there is' fails....so how is it conceivable that I could get this execution
> error????
> 
> Any ideas??
> 
> Paul Kocsis
> 
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