Re: st: RE: RE: Use of -exit- within -foreach- or -forvalues-

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

Try -exit 0-

Ben Jann wrote:
> Absolutely. However, there are cases in which a program (usually a
> subroutine to some other program) should exit without returning error. 
> Thanks, ben
>
> Scott wrote:
>
> > If you add a return code, then the code will stop within the loop:
> >
> >
> > prog foo3
> >    local num 1 2 3
> >    foreach n of local num {
> > 	if "`n'"=="2" {
> >            di "`n' => exit"
> >            exit 119
> >         }
> >    di "`n'"
> >    mac shift
> >    }
> >  di "not to be reached"
> > end
> >
> > . discard
> >
> > . foo3
> > 1
> > 2 => exit
> > r(119);
> >
> >
> > prog foo4
> >          local list 1 2 3
> >          foreach l of local list {
> >                  di "`l'"
> >                  exit 119
> >          }
> >          di "howdy"
> > end
> >
> >
> > . foo4
> > 1
> > r(119);
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