[erlang-questions] variable unbound

[Dale Harvey]

 Sorry yes one or 2 bugs because I just typed it in the email,
this version works

log_message(File)->
    receive
        {open,Path} ->
            case file:open(Path, [append]) of
                {ok,F} ->
                    log_message(F);
                {error,Reason} ->
                    io:format( "~s~n",[Reason])
            end;
        {data,Data} ->
            case File of
                not_open ->
                    exit(oops_file_not_open);
                _Else ->
                    io:format(File,"~s~n",[Data]),
                    log_message(File)
            end
    end

1>Pid = spawn(fun() -> yourmodule:log_message(not_open) end,
2>Pid ! {open, "/path/to/file.txt"}.
3>Pid ! {data, "some string"}.

2009/4/2 Gamoto <gamoto@REDACTED>

>  Are you sure this code is correct ?
> lines 1 and 16: log_message(FileD)
> line 4: open(File, ...)
>
> But I am newbie ... then correct me if I am wrong ...
>
> log_message(File)->
>   receive
>     {open,File} ->
>       case file:open("File", [append]) of
>         {ok,FileD} ->
>           log_message(FileD);
>         {error,Reason} ->
>           io:format( "~s~n",[Reason])
>       end;
>      {data,Data} ->
>         case File of
>           not_open ->
>             exit(oops_file_not_open);
>           Else ->
>            io:format(File,"~s~n",[Data]),
>            log_message(File)
>                 end
>   end.
>
> is closer to what you are wanting, variable only have scope
> within a function call, this isnt a closure, to keep a variable
> in scope you pass it into the next call of the function.
>
> 2009/4/2 Robert Virding <rvirding@REDACTED>
>
>> 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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>
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