SET ERC

FUNCTION

This directive specifies a user-defined value for the ERC system variable. The variable will contain the value if an error occurred during processing. If no error occurred, ERC will contain 0, its initial value. SET ERC is a Thoroughbred Basic directive that can be executed from within a script.

SYNTAX

SET ERC numeric-value|CLEAR

numeric-value is any valid negative or positive whole number.

NOTES

• The CLEAR option initializes the value of the ERC system variable.
• For more information on this Thoroughbred Basic directive see the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference.

SEE ALSO

SET ERC in the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference

Note

The information contained in descriptions of ERC and CLEAR ERC in the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference does not apply to Script-IV.

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