How 2 question: Exit Macro when a step fails and log error?

[AntoniusMomac]

I'm not clear about what you need to do in order to exit a macro when any one step fails and log the error.

Do you need an If: then: for each step.

For instance, if I had the following script:

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Let>STEP_DELAY=200

Let>RP_WAIT=10
Let>RP_DISPLAYERROR=1
Run Program>C:\Program Files\INSSINC Software\Futrak\issFutrak.exe
IfWindowOpen>Data Synchronization,AcceptUpDates,SetSysDate
Label>AcceptUpDates
SetFocus>Data Synchronization
Send>y
Label>SetSysDate
WaitWindowOpen>Futrak System Date
SetFocus>Futrak System Date
Wait>0.24
Press Tab
Wait>0.24
Send>02/28/2005
Wait>0.24
Press Tab
Wait>0.24
Press Enter
WaitWindowOpen>Futrak - The Hedge Management System
WindowAction>1,Futrak - The Hedge Management System

Do I need to "try" each step and the look for an error? Such as no window or a new window popping up?

-OR- is there a q better way to verify if any one step failed, stop the macro and log an error, or send the error log via e-mail?

I'm clueless when it comes to anticipating errors and handling them

[Marcus Tettmar]

It depends what you mean by errors. You'd need to code the checks yourself. E.g. if you're expecting a window to be open you can check if it is open and if not, log the error, or do something different, or exit, or do whatever you want:

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IfWindowOpen>my_window
  ..ok
Else
  Exit>1
Endif

[AntoniusMomac]

Follow up on the use of "exit>"

if you are calling a script that calls a script, which calls another script that fails with an exit command. will the entire process stop?

Here's the an example. the main script just controls the follow of the called scripts:

--Main.scp
Macro>Test_1.scp
--Test_1.scp
Macro>Test_1.1
If windowexist
message>Good
Else
Exit
Endif

Will the Main Script stop on exit?

[Marcus Tettmar]

Exit will break from the current macro. So if you call a macro and exit from that you exit only that macro and the calling script will continue.