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Last modified: December 2007

URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao4.0/calgeterror.html
AHELP for CIAO 4.0 calGetError Context: caldb

Synopsis

Returns the severity of the last CALDB error.

Syntax

Int_Type calGetError()

Description

This function returns the severity of the last error to have occurred when using the CALDB module. It returns one of three values, which are described below. The error flag is cleared by calling this routine.

Return values of calGetError().

Value Meaning
0 No error.
1 Fatal error.
-1 A warning.

The caldb module is not available by default; to use it in a S-Lang program, it must be loaded using the S-Lang require() function:

  require("caldb");

Example

  if ( 0 != calGetError() )
    vmessage( "The CALDB library reports an error or warning." );

Bugs

See the bugs page for the caldb library on the CIAO website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

Last modified: December 2007



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