Error Handling Visual Basic 6.0
Database Guide User login Username: * Password: * Request new password Home › Tutorials Error Handling In Visual Basic Level: Despite your best efforts to cover all possible contingencies, run-time errors will occur in your applications. You can and should do all you can to prevent them, but when they happen you have to handle them. Introduction Trapping Errors at Run-Time Building Error Handlers Raising Your Own Errors Summary Introduction The various functions, statements, properties and methods available in Visual Basic and the components used in Visual Basic expect to deal with certain types of data and behavior in your applications. For example, the CDate() function can convert a value to a Date variable. The function is remarkably flexible in the type of information it can accept, but it expects to receive data that it can use to derive a date. If you provide input that it can't convert, it raises error number 13 - "Type mismatch" - essentially saying "I can't handle this input data." In an application, this type of error may be a program logic error (you simply passed the wrong data) or it may be a data entry error on the part of the user (you asked for a date and the user typed a name). In the first case, you need to debug the program to fix the mistake. However, there is no way for you to anticipate the behavior of the end users of the application. If the user enters data you can't handle, you need to deal with the situation. Dealing with errors at run-time is a two step process: Trap the Error Before you can deal with an error, you need to know about it. You use VB's On Error statement to setup an error trap. Handle the Error Code in your error handler may correct an error, ignore it, inform the user of the problem, or deal with it in some other way. You can examine the properties of the Err object to determine the nature of the error. Once the error has been dealt with, you use the Resume statement to return control to the regular flow of the code in the application. In addition to dealing with run-time errors, you may at times want to generate them. This is often done in class modules built as components of ActiveX server DLLs or EXEs. It is considered good programming practice to separate the user interface from the program logic as much as possible, so if a server component cannot deal with an error, it should raise the error in its client application rather than simply display an error message for the user. In VB5, there is an option that allows you to specify that an application has been designed for unattended execution (th
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VB6 If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 18 of 18 Thread: The best error handling for VB6 Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Sep 14th, 2009,02:17 PM #1 vb help View Profile View Forum Posts Thread Starter Lively Member Join Date Apr 2009 Posts 113 The best error handling for VB6 Can anyone provide me with a link to the best error handling tutorial out there? Reply With Quote Sep 14th, 2009,02:22 PM #2 techgnome View Profile View Forum Posts PowerPoster Join Date May 2002 Posts 29,781 Re: The best error handling for VB6 fortunately in VB6, there isn't much to it... basically it looks like this: Code: On Error GoTo myErrHandler 'Put the body of the sub/function/what ever here.... :exitClean Exit Sub 'Or Function, what ever :myErrHandler 'Do what you need to do to handle the error here Resum cleanExit End Sub 'function, what ever -tg * I don't respond to private (PM) requests for help. It's not conducive to the general learning of others.* * I also don't respond to friend requests. Save a few bits and don't bother. I'll just end up rejecting anyways.* * How to get EFFECTIVE help: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Getting Help at VBF - Removing eels from your hovercraft * * How to Use Parameters * Create Disconnected ADO Recordset Clones * Set your VB6 ActiveX Compatibility * Get rid of those pesky VB Line Numbers * I swear I saved my data, where'd it run off to??? * Reply With Quote Sep 14th, 2009,02:32 PM #3 vb help View Profile View Forum Posts Thread Starter Lively Member Join Date Apr 2009 Posts 113 Re: The best error handling for VB6 I understand the basics but am looking to create my own error handler so am after something more advanced, thought someone might know where i can find this information to save me reading 100's of tutorials Reply With Quote Sep 14th, 2009,02:37 PM #4 si_the_geek View Profile View Forum Posts Super Moderator Join Date Jul 2002 Locat