From: prino@onetel.com   
      
   "Ruud Baltissen"  wrote in message   
   news:8b0a868e.0410280059.174aee63@posting.google.com...   
   > Hallo allemaal,   
   >   
   > var   
   >  i : integer;   
   >  str : string;   
   >  r : real;   
   >   
   > begin   
   >  str := '1.234567898765E40';   
   >  {$I-} val(str, r, i); {$I+}   
   >  writeln(r);   
   > end.   
   >   
   > The above causes error 205. But what I want is to be able to handle   
   > the error myself. The {$I-} doesn't help. What directive should I use   
   > instead? Or something else?   
   > Thanks for any help!   
      
   Putting the $I directives around the writeln(...) makes a bit more   
   sense...   
      
   Robert   
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