csh - executing a unix cmd and checking for its exit status

Everyone knows how to check the exit status of a command invoked via csh/tcsh

%> cat mycmd
#!/bin/csh -f
exit 0;

%> cat wrapper.csh
#!/bin/csh -f

mycmd
if ($status) then
   echo "error executing mycmd"
   exit 1
endif
echo "successful execution of mycmd"

%>

But there is another easier way if you don't care about the actual value of the exit status.

%> cat easier_wrapper.csh
#!/bin/csh -f

if ! { mycmd } then
   echo "error executing mycmd"
   exit 1
endif
echo "successful execution of mycmd"

%>

Notice the use of curly braces around mycmd.