[erlang-questions] variable unbound

[Gamoto]

I don't understand. After the reception of the filename the variable S is defined ! 
I could understand a run-time error if I send a message before to send the filename !!

2009/4/2 Gamoto <gamoto@REDACTED>

What is wrong in this function ? I receive the following error: variable 'S' is unbound !
I also receive two warnings: File is unused, S is unused.
This process can receive two messages: one file to open and one message to write

Pid ! {open,"filetoopen.txt"}

Pid ! {data, Message}

log_message()->
   receive
               {open,File} -> case file:open("File", [append]) of
                                                       {ok,S} ->  log_message();
                                   {error,Reason} -> io:format( "~s~n",[Reason])
                                   end;
               {data,Data} ->  io:format(S,"~s~n",[Data]),
                                                 log_message()
  end.

- The variable File is defined in the message {file,File} you recieve but is never used, you open the file "File".

- The variable S is defined when you receive the {open,File} message, but you wish to use it when you receive the {data,Data} message where it is not defined.

Robert
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