On Jan 30, 10:17am, Dr. Ferenc Nagy wrote:
> Subject: Stop echo of error messages
> Hi Roy:
> Look at the folowing UDC. IF I invoke it with an existing file then I
> get no echo, as I want If I invoke it with an non-existing file then I
> get two lines on the screen but I need only the JCW setting withot
echo.
> How can I suppress these two lines?
>  :help exists
>  USER DEFINED COMMAND
>  exists file,jc=exists
>  option nolist,help
>  setjcw cierror=0
>  continue
>  listf !file;$null
>  if cierror=907 then
>     setjcw !jc=0
>  else
>     setjcw !jc=1
>  endif
>
>  :exists nonexfil
>  LISTF NONEXFIL;$NULL
>  NON-EXISTENT FILE.  (CIERR 907)
>....

You need to set the HPMSGFENCE variable to 2 to supress the printing of
error messages.

Steve Fulton                         [log in to unmask]
ISL International Surveys Ltd.
Willowdale, Ont., Canada

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