Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!unido!rwthinf!slcdec!hippo!f1.n6000.z2.fidonet.org!p1.f36.n245.z2.fidonet.org!Thomas_Hornschuh From: Thomas_Hornschuh@p1.f36.n245.z2.fidonet.org (Thomas Hornschuh) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: Question on UAE's when running TPW Message-ID: <233261955@p1.f36.n245.z2.fidonet.org> Date: 12 Jun 91 21:50:28 GMT Reply-To: Thomas_Hornschuh%p1.f36.n245.z2@hippo.dfv.rwth-aachen.de (Thomas Hornschuh) Organization: Thomas Hornschuh, SoftStream Development, FRG Lines: 20 Comment-To: F0O@f1.n6000.z2.fidonet.org (F0o) f > Since when doing program development in TPW, one is likely to get f > many UAE's(especially when you're first starting out) :-) f > I was wondering if your other programs are protected from f > these errors or not. I wouldn't like to have to exit windows and restart f > every time I would encounter a UAE, but maybe this is the best way to f > work? My personal expierence is: If windows survives the UAE, you need not terminate your windows session. Most common reason for a UAE is using an invalid pointer. This causes a general protection fault _before_ any damage occurs. +-----------+ Thomas Hornschuh | | SoftStream Development | * | Obermarkstr. 72, D-4600 Dortmund 30, FRG | * * | Tel ++49-231-48 64 60 Fax ++49-231-48 85 98 | * | FidoNet 2:245/36.1 +-----------+ UseNet: Thomas_Hornschuh%p1.f36.n245.z2@hippo.dfv.rwth-aachen.de