[Info-vax] Limit on number of RETURN commands left hanging via CTRL/Y abort?

[alanfe...@gmail.com]

On Friday, May 5, 2023 at 4:58:00 PM UTC-4, bill wrote:
> On 5/5/2023 4:39 PM, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote: 
> > On Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:28:45 AM UTC-4, Chris Townley wrote: 
> >> On 05/05/2023 15:34, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote: 
> >>> Greetings, 
> >>> 
> >>> I have a DCL command procedure that uses GOSUB subroutines. Now what if you exit one or more of them via CTRL/Y? Is it a problem to have too many RETURNs left hanging like that? TIA! 
> >> Trap them with ON... within the subroutine, then return perhaps with a flag 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Chris 
> > 
> > Well, after working some more on the DCL command procedure, it seems to me that it's harmless to leave RETURN's hanging. Never mind.
> I wouldn't say harmless. You just didn't overflow the stack yet. :-) 
> 
> bill

Yes, I do recall reading recently somewhere that you can run out of space for symbols and labels and the like. But RETURN's seem to just be unattached to anything. 

OK.