Ms Access Form Error Handling
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United States Australia United Kingdom Japan Newsletters Forums Resource Library Tech Pro Free Trial Membership Membership My Profile People Subscriptions My stuff Preferences Send a message Log Out TechRepublic Search GO Topics: CXO Cloud Big Data Security Innovation Software Data Centers Networking Startups Tech & Work All Topics Sections: Photos Videos All Writers Newsletters Forums Resource Library Tech Pro Free Trial Editions: US United States Australia United Kingdom Japan Membership Membership My Profile People Subscriptions My stuff Preferences Send a message Log Out Data Management How do I... Add custom error handling to my Access forms and reports? By Susan Harkins | in How Do I..., July 18, 2007, 6:11 AM PST RSS Comments Facebook Linkedin Twitter https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee358847(v=office.12).aspx More Email Print Reddit Delicious Digg Pinterest Stumbleupon Google Plus This information is also available as a PDF download. When capturing and handling errors, you probably think of the Err object, which stores information about the current run-time error. If a form or report encounters an error, you'll find the information you need in an event — the object's Error event to be exact. By default, Access handles action errors without any help from you. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/how-do-i/how-do-i-add-custom-error-handling-to-my-access-forms-and-reports/ On occasion, you might find you want a little more control. When that's the case, take matters into your own hands by usurping the object's Error event. About the Error event Both forms and reports sometimes generate action errors, such as trying to delete a record protected by referential integrity or trying to add a new record without filling in required fields. When this happens, Access displays a predefined warning message that's usually adequate. But if you prefer, you can take charge of the event and force it to do the following: Inhibit the internal message Display a custom message Redirect the application's flow Using the Error event A common form error occurs when you try to save a new record without filling in all required fields (required at the table level). Figure A shows how Access handles this error in a simple form based on the Customers table in Northwind (the sample database that comes with Access). Figure A In this case, the default message is sufficient. In fact, most are. So you probably won't use this event to change the message. Generally, you'll use it to redirect the flow, changing what happens after the Error event occurs. The Error event uses the following syntax: Private Sub object_Error(DataErr As Integer, Response As Integer) End Sub where object is the name of the Form
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