Thanks petr-
It looks like both would work, according to 'help try'...
DESCRIPTION:
Tries to DO a block and returns its value or an error.
TRY is a native value.
gp: try [ open/... ]
and
try [ gp: open/... ]
should be equivalent, no?
Thanks for the sexy join code!!
--e
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> Subject: [REBOL] Problem with try [ open/direct/binary tcp://... ] Re:
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> Subject: [REBOL] Problem with try [ open/direct/binary tcp://... ]
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> >
> > ;; This fails whenever the host's gone away (OFTEN!!)
> >
> > ;; ** Access Error: Cannot connect to 127.10.176.206.
> > ;; ** Where: Open/direct/binary probe To-url join "tcp://"
> >
> > ;; Isn't try supposed to catch and handle this? If not, how
> else could I
> ;;
> > do it?
> >
> > Connect: Func [ ip port ] [
> > Gp: try [
> > Open/direct/binary probe To-url join "tcp://" [ Ip ":" port ]
> > ]
> > if not error? gp [
> > insert gp "GNUTELLA CONNECT/0.4^/^/"
>
> that's wrong btw. You've just assigned 'gp to the result of try, which in
> turn can be error object. What about:
>
> if not error? try [gp: open/direct/binary probe join tcp:// [ip ":" port]]
> [insert gp "GNUTELLA CONNECT/0.4^/^/"]
>
> note - join knows how to work with datatypes - provide first argument as
> url! and it will convert rest for you ... see my code ...
>
> Cheers,
> -pekr-
>
> > print to-string data: copy gp
> > ]
> > return gp
> > ]
> >
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