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Error Function

This standard VB function returns the error message that corresponds to the specified error code.

Syntax

Error[$] [(errornumber)]

Returns

The text of the error message corresponding to the error code; if this argument is omitted, Siebel VB returns the error message for the run-time error that has occurred most recently.

If no error message is found to match the error code, a null string ("") is returned.

Usage

The dollar sign ($) in the function name is optional. If it is included, the return type is string. Otherwise the function returns a variant of vartype 8 (string).

The standard VB trappable errors are listed in Trappable Errors in Siebel VB

Example

This example prints the error number, using the Err function, and the text of the error, using the Error$ function, if an error occurs during an attempt to open a file.

Sub Button_Click
   Dim msgtext, userfile
   On Error GoTo Debugger
   msgtext = "Enter the filename to use:"
   userfile = "c:\temp\trace.txt"
   Open userfile For Input As #1
   ' ....etc....
   Close #1
done:
   Exit Sub
Debugger:
   msgtext = "Error " & Err & ": " & Error$
      Resume done
End Sub

See Also

Erl Function
Err Function
Err Statement
Error Statement
On Error Statement
Resume Statement
Trappable Errors in Siebel VB