Returns the number of the most recent dBASE Plus error.

Syntax

ERROR( )

Description

Use ERROR( ) to determine the error number when an error occurs. ERROR( ) is initially set to 0. ERROR( ) returns an error number when an error occurs, and remains set to that number until one of the following happens:

Another error occurs

RETRY is issued

The subroutine in which the error occurs completes execution

The following table compares the functionality of CERROR( ), DBERROR( ), DBMESSAGE( ), ERROR( ), MESSAGE( ), SQLERROR( ), and SQLMESSAGE( ).

Function

Returns

CERROR( )

Compiler error number 

DBERROR( )

BDE error number 

DBMESSAGE( )

BDE error message 

ERROR( )

dBASE error number 

MESSAGE( )

dBASE error message 

SQLERROR( )

Server error number 

SQLMESSAGE( )

Server error message