∟"On Error Resume Next" - Turning on Error Handling
This section provides a tutorial example on how to use the 'On Error Resume Next' statement to turn on error handling flag. You can use Err.Number > 0 to test if there is any runtime error has been raised or not.
We have seen what happens when the error handling flag is turned off in the previous section.
Now let's see how the "On Error Resume Next" statement should be used:
By default, the error handling flag is turned off.
You can turn on the error handling flag at time your want by entering the "On Error Resume Next" statement.
Once the error handling flag is turned on, execution will not be stopped when a runtime error occurs.
You can use the condition of (Err.Number>0) to determine a runtime error has occurred or not.
If a runtime error has occurred, use Err object properties to get more information about the error:
Err.Number - "Err" object property containing the error code.
Err.Description - "Err" object property containing the error description.
I have modified the VBScript example used in the previous section
to try to check the "Err" object by myself with the error handling flag turned on:
<html>
<body>
<!-- runtime_error_handled.html
- Copyright (c) 2015, HerongYang.com, All Rights Reserved.
-->
<pre>
<script language="vbscript">
On Error Resume Next ' Turn on the error handling flag
Call CheckError()
document.writeln("")
document.writeln("Before statement: x = 1/0")
x = 1/0 ' Division by zero
document.writeln("Before statement: y = CInt(777777)")
y = CInt(777777) ' Overflow
document.writeln("Before statement: z = 1 + ""2nd""")
z = 1 + "2nd" ' Type mismatch
document.writeln("End of test")
Call CheckError()
Sub CheckError()
document.writeln()
If Err.Number > 0 Then
document.writeln("A runtime error has occurred:")
document.writeln(" Err.Number = " & Err.Number)
document.writeln(" Err.Description = " & Err.Description)
document.writeln(" Err.Source = " & Err.Source)
Else
document.writeln("There is no error at this time.")
End If
End Sub
</script>
</pre>
</body>
</html>
Run this example code in IE, you will get:
There is no error at this time.
Before statement: x = 1/0
Before statement: y = CInt(777777)
Before statement: z = 1 + "2nd"
End of test
A runtime error has occurred:
Err.Number = 13
Err.Description = Type mismatch
Err.Source = Microsoft VBScript runtime error
The output confirms that:
When CheckError() was called at the beginning, Err.Number is 0, indicating that there is no runtime error.
When the first runtime error occurred on statement, x = 1/0, execution continued because
the error handling flag was turned on.
When the second runtime error occurred on statement, y = CInt(777777), execution continued again because
the error handling flag was turned on.
When the third runtime error occurred on statement, z = 1 + "2nd", execution continued again because
the error handling flag was turned on.
When CheckError() was called at the end, Err.Number is 13, indicating that the last runtime error
occurred was a "Type mismatch" error.
Of course, this example script needs some enhancements to catch the first runtime error, not the last one.