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From: defaria@hpclapd.HP.COM (Andy DeFaria)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: JPI M2 2.00 - PROCEDURE FUNCTIONS & ERROR CHECKING
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Date: 7 Aug 90 15:54:12 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Calif. Language Lab
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>/ hpclapd:comp.lang.modula2 / Ernie.Bokkelkamp@p22.f1.n491.z5.fidonet.org (Ernie Bokkelkamp) /  9:07 am  Aug  5, 1990 /
>On 30 Jul 1990 07:50, Peter M. Perchansky (1:273/101@Fidonet) wrote:
>
> PP>    You are correct concerning a procedure function without a 
> PP>return statement.
> PP>
> PP>    JPI M2 1.17 issued a compile-time error.  JPI M2 2.00 issues 
> PP>a run-time error.
>
>I have been following the messages about this subject and until this morning I did not see the real impact of this "new feature".
>
>I have been trying to find an error for 5 days in a small demo program converted from C to Modula-2 which runs under MS-Windows. I have been having problems with the Windows interface so I have concentrated on that area. The fault reported in ERRORINF.$$$ is "No return value for procedure" and that is all I get, the addresses are no help due to the program running under windows.
>Debugging with VID can't be done, the Windows debug version does not report anything, etc. 
>
>I found the problem this morning, I forgot a RETURN!
>

Sorry, couldn't resist doing this one! 

One look at the posting above and you  will note  that you  forgot a lot of
RETURN's - CARRIAGE RETURNS!  Please, many people only  have dumb 80 column
terminals, so hit carriage return when you get close to column 80!