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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] PirateMUD and CSL</H1>
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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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&gt; From: clawrenc#cup,hp.com
&gt; Subject: [MUD-Dev] PirateMUD and CSL
&gt; Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 3:10 PM
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&gt; My general extrapolation is:
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&gt;   negative values == failure conditions
&gt;   zero value == success/pass
&gt;   postive values == something notable which isn't an error happened.
&gt; 

IBM has used this sort of call return fairly consistently in many of their
development products.  In fact, some of the red books on PL/1 programming
(smile) recommended using function calls instead of procedure calls and 
returning integer values exactly as you prescribe above.

My first C programs were highly influenced by my mental separation
of procedures and functions.  Those of you who have drunken heavily of 
Pascal can probably relate to this odd state of mind. =)


JL 

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<LI><strong><A NAME="00415" HREF="msg00415.html">Mud Languages</A></strong>, 
Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Thu 07 Aug 1997, 00:46 GMT
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clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 13 Aug 1997, 23:39 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00414" HREF="msg00414.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Generalized AI last try!</A></strong>, 
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 06 Aug 1997, 22:50 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00413" HREF="msg00413.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] PirateMUD and CSL</A></strong>, 
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 06 Aug 1997, 22:13 GMT
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Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 14 Aug 1997, 00:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00573" HREF="msg00573.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] PirateMUD and CSL</A></strong>, 
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Thu 14 Aug 1997, 21:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00412" HREF="msg00412.html">[MUD-Dev] Generalized AI Resend</A></strong>, 
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 06 Aug 1997, 22:00 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00505" HREF="msg00505.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Generalized AI Resend</A></strong>, 
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00408" HREF="msg00408.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]	PirateMUD and CSL</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 06 Aug 1997, 13:05 GMT
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