OLE: _inError

OLE: _inError

Returns an object's ERROR status

Syntax
Details
Example

Syntax

CALL NOTIFY (OLE-object, '_inError', error-status<, error-msg>);

Argument Type Description

error-status
N returns a value indicating whether an automation error has been encountered for the object

error-msg
C returns the automation error message

Argument	Type	Description
error-status	N	returns a value indicating whether an automation error has been encountered for the object
error-msg	C	returns the automation error message

Details

Errors encountered from automation calls can be detected using _inError. The _inError method returns the status of the last automation call and should be called prior to any subsequent automation calls.

Example

The following example detects that an error was encountered during the previous _getProperty call:

call notify('obj1','_getProperty',
            'ActiveObject', actobj);
call notify('obj1','_inError',
             inerror, errmsg);
if inerror then
   link handle_err;

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