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The primary duty of an exception handler is to get the error out of the lap of the programmer and into the surprised face of the user. Provided you keep this cardinal rule in mind, you can't go far wrong. |
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Excellent comment, Anonymous Coward. Thanks!
I think I am gonna cook up a post about Awk and this behavior. Will see if I can make it long enough for publishing.
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