Another thing to watch out for is recursive calls. With the scoping works in MUMPS it seems to me that the only safe option is to copy parameter values into NEW variables (so that you have a separate copy in each stack frame). Otherwise, things might not work as you expect.
--- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In fact, I recall creating a special lookup routine that called ^DIC > -- > except that I neglected to include the "I" flag for ignore special > lookup routine. Needless to say, the result was "interesting". > > --- Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It can happen with repeatedly performing a DO command to any > > location. > > Anything that is putting new entries on the stack frame without > > eventually removing them. The stack on DSM or Cache can probably > > handle > > 300+ entries, so it never overflows with legitimate logic. ;-) > > > > Greg Woodhouse wrote: > > > > >It means there was an intepreter stack overflow. :-) > > > > > >Actually, I think you got into an infinite loop making repeated > > routine > > >calls (each of which requires the allocation of a new stack frame, > > >which contains such details as NEW variables and the return > > address). > > > > > >--- "Naik, Chintan (EDS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>Anyone know what this error means? > > >> > > >>%DSM-E-STKOVR, Interpreter stack overflow > > >> > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >> > > >>Chintan Naik > > >>Health System Design & Development > > >>* (972)-796-2414 - (Plano - Tue, Wed, Thu) > > >>* (817)-798-0546 - (Dallas OIFO - Mon, Fri) > > >>* Fax: (972)-796-6181 > > >>* mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > >>To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow > > and > > >>his orphan... Abraham Lincoln > > >> > > >>Enrollment Systems Group... Where VA Health Care Begins! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>------------------------------------------------------- > > >>SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > >>Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real > > >>users. > > >>Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading > > now. > > >>http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>Hardhats-members mailing list > > >>[email protected] > > >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >===== > > >A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his > > forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli > > >==== > > >Greg Woodhouse > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > > >SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > >Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real > > users. > > >Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading > > now. > > >http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Hardhats-members mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. > --Benjamin Disraeli > ==== > Greg Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real > users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ===== A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
