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I am using XML::RSS module to parse lots of RSS files in batch. However
if one of the RSS files has invalid format, then a die call is thrown
from the parser. Is there any way I can handle the die call, so that
the program can keep running by skipping the invalid RSS file?

Also sprach :

> I am using XML::RSS module to parse lots of RSS files in batch. However
> if one of the RSS files has invalid format, then a die call is thrown
> from the parser. Is there any way I can handle the die call, so that
> the program can keep running by skipping the invalid RSS file?

Use a BLOCK-eval (not to be confused with STRING-eval):

eval {
# code that potentially dies
}
if ($@) {
print "Code died with message '$@'";
}

Tassilo
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"" <> writes:

> Is there any way I can handle the die call

Wrap your code in a block eval() - not to be confused with a string eval().
eval() returns undef on failure, and you can check $@ for the message given
to die(). For instance:

# Not a complete program, obviously...
eval {
do_something();
} or {
warn $@ if $@;
}

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Also sprach Sherm Pendley:

> "" <> writes:
>
>> Is there any way I can handle the die call
>
> Wrap your code in a block eval() - not to be confused with a string eval().
> eval() returns undef on failure, and you can check $@ for the message given
> to die(). For instance:
>
> # Not a complete program, obviously...
> eval {
> do_something();
> } or {
> warn $@ if $@;
> }

Depending on do_something's return value, this might still execute the
or-branch. I'd rather write this as:

eval {
do_something();
1;
} or warn $@;

Tassilo
--
use bigint;
$n=71423350343770280161397026330337371139054411854 220053437565440;
$m=-8,;;$_=$n&(0xff)<<$m,,$_>>=$m,,print+chr,,while(($ m+=<=200);