We have IMP_THROW to raise exceptions no matter the mode. Also, TextInput objects should throw exceptions in all modes. In python that should be good enough. In C++ you probably should have a big catch in main that prints out e.what() for exception e.

On Jun 4, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Keren Lasker kerenl@salilab.org wrote:

> hello - > > Say a program needs to read a parameter file. > having IMP_USAGE_CHECK to check that the file is open is not optimal because it will not show up in fast mode. > assuming that i will then just have a simple IF statement, what is the best way to exit the program ? > a exit(1); seems bad especially if the program should be run though a webserver and we want to notify users on the exact problem. > > did someone have similar problems? > > thanks, keren. > _______________________________________________ > IMP-dev mailing list > IMP-dev@salilab.org > https://salilab.org/mailman/listinfo/imp-dev