Andy Wokula wrote:
Am 31.03.2011 08:38, schrieb Rostyslaw Lewyckyj:
IF vim recognizes an error in a script, what does it do?
Where are the rules for this detailed?
Suppose that while editing file.foo, I initiate a script
e.g. :so myscript.vim
and there is an error
e.g. the script looks for a non existing pattern in file.foo
After issuing its error message what is the expected action
for the general case:
1. The script is immediately terminated, returning to the
invocation point?
2. After possibly issuing an error message,
the script continues trying to execute with its next command.
In this case as if the search for the pattern had not failed?
Are these kinds of exception rules spelled out explicitly
anywhere in the available documentation?
Not just mentioned in passing by an example!
In my simple test case, it appears that 2. is the rule.
But of course I'm just seemingly poking a black box.
:h except-compat
Normally, a script is sourced to the end, even if errors occur. This is
the same in all (also older) Vim versions.
But if :source is executed within a :try-block, sourcing will stop on
the first error.
try
so script.vim
endtry
If you want to still source to the end, you have to use :sil! to
surpress errors:
try
:sil! so script.vim
endtry
What you can't have is: execute :so within a :try-block and still see
all error messages (not only the first).
All very good hints and commets, thank you messieurs: Brabant, Schmidt,
and Wokula.
However none of you answered,
>> Are these kinds of exception rules spelled out explicitly
>> anywhere in the available documentation?
>> Not just mentioned in passing by an example!
>> Where are the rules for this detailed?
Or is this an impossible task, since the rules of vim
are not regular, but an ad hoc collection?
(like French grammar. :-) )
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