Unstructured Exception Handling in Visual Basic

Topics in this section discuss unstructured exception handling, the Err object, and how to retrieve information from errors.

In This Section

• Unstructured Exception Handling Overview
  Discusses unstructured exception handling and how to use the Err object.

• Err Object in Unstructured Exception Handling
  Describes the Err Object and its properties.

• How to: Retrieve Information from an Error Object
  Demonstrates how to get information from an Err object's properties.

• Trappable Errors in Visual Basic
  Lists trappable errors.

Reference

• Err Object (Visual Basic)
  Describes the Err object and lists its members.

• Description Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's Description property and how to use it.

• HelpContext Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's HelpContext property and how to use it.

• HelpFile Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's Helpfile property and how to use it.

• LastDllError Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's LastDLLError property and how to use it.

• Number Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's Number property and how to use it.

• Source Property (Err Object)
  Describes the Err object's Source property and how to use it.

• On Error Statement (Visual Basic)
  Describes the On Error statement and how to use it.

• Resume Statement
  Describes the Resume statement and how to use it.

• Exit Statement (Visual Basic)
  Describes the Exit statement and how to use it.

Related Sections

• Choosing When to Use Structured and Unstructured Exception Handling
  Describes the advantages and disadvantages of structured and unstructured exception handling.

• Types of Errors
  Lists types of errors encountered in code.