TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail

Subject: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 05:20 AM

OK, anyone who uses a DOS based system will be familiar with this message.

Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between 'Abort' and 'Fail?'

Ed

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 05:25 AM

Probably the same as in the English language.
Abort: stop the attempt by deliberate action, possibly interrupting an ongoing programme
Fail: accept that the attempt you have made has failed, but allow the programme to continue any sub-routines it is running.

Choosing either will probably have the same effect in most cases, but occasionally there may be differing responses.

Nigel

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 05:35 AM

Abort: Cancel the current operation
Retry: Try again
Fail: Get out of this drive {Current drive is no longer valid)

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 08:26 AM

Abort: stop the show Fail: stop trying to execute the current instruction/command and move on to the next one

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: Wincing Devil
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 03:52 PM

Abort: Stop the entire operation
Fail: Send a failure status code back to the program and let the software handle the failure itself. It lets the software attempt to recover "gracefully"

Having written countless failure recovery routines myself, you should always give it an F before giving it an A

My favorite error message: Keyboard not found, press F2 to continue

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: MMario
Date: 29 Jul 02 - 03:53 PM

ARF errors are interesting - sometimes they actually don't effect the ruslts of what you are doing at all.

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 30 Jul 02 - 03:55 PM

The best I saw - can't remember the OS - was, Exit? Do you mean Quit? (Y/N)

I never found any sense in going to that trouble. Why not just Exit? (or Quit? (Y/N) ) ...:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: GUEST,Saul
Date: 31 Jul 02 - 01:31 PM

When you get this message, it means that it is time to power off your 'puter in whatever manner you can, and pick up some musical instrument that does not require elekatricity. A/R/F, indeed!

Subject: RE: TECH: Abort, Retry, Fail
From: Mrrzy
Date: 31 Jul 02 - 01:59 PM

I remember in college somebody used to meditate with the mantra Lather, Rinse, Repeat... maybe this is just the update?