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Error Function
This standard VB function returns the error message that corresponds to the specified error code. Syntax
Error[$] [(errornumber)]
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errornumber |
An integer between 1 and 32,767 representing an error code |
Returns
The text of the error message corresponding to the error code; if this argument is omitted, Siebel VB returns the error message for the run-time error that has occurred most recently. If no error message is found to match the error code, a null string ("") is returned. Usage
The dollar sign ($) 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
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