Error() > Instance variables

oError:genCode

Generic numeric error code.

Info

Data type: N Default: NIL

Description

The instance variable contains a numeric value representing a generic error code. If :genCode contains zero, an unknown error has occurred. #define constants are listed in Error.ch for other generic error conditions.

Generic error codes

Constant Value Description

EG_ARG 1 Argument error

EG_BOUND 2 Bound error

EG_STROVERFLOW 3 Bound error,

EG_NUMOVERFLOW 4 Numeric overflow

EG_ZERODIV 5 Zero divisor

EG_NUMERR 6 Zero divisor

EG_SYNTAX 7 Syntax error

EG_COMPLEXITY 8 Operation too complex

EG_MEM 11 Memory low

EG_NOFUNC 12 Undefined function

EG_NOMETHOD 13 No exported method

EG_NOVAR 14 Variable does not exist

EG_NOALIAS 15 Alias does not exist

EG_NOVARMETHOD 16 No exported variable

EG_BADALIAS 17 Illegal characters in alias

EG_DUPALIAS 18 Alias already in use

EG_NOOBJECT 19 Not an object

EG_CREATE 20 Create error

EG_OPEN 21 Open error

EG_CLOSE 22 Close error

EG_READ 23 Read error

EG_WRITE 24 Write error

EG_PRINT 25 Print error

EG_UNSUPPORTED 30 Operation not supported

EG_LIMIT 31 Limit exceeded

EG_CORRUPTION 32 Corruption detected

EG_DATATYPE 33 Data type error

EG_DATAWIDTH 34 Data width error

EG_NOTABLE 35 Workarea not in use

EG_NOORDER 36 Workarea not indexed

EG_SHARED 37 Exclusive required

EG_UNLOCKED 38 Lock required

EG_READONLY 39 Write not allowed

EG_APPENDLOCK 40 Append lock failed

EG_LOCK 41 Lock Failure

EG_ARRACCESS 46 array access

EG_ARRASSIGN 47 array assign

EG_ARRDIMENSION 48 array dimension

EG_NOTARRAY 49 not an array

EG_CONDITION 50 conditional

EG_BADSELF 51 Invalid self

EG_ARRREF 52 reserved

EG_OLEEXECPTION 1001 (OLE exception occurred)

Constant	Value	Description
EG_ARG	1	Argument error
EG_BOUND	2	Bound error
EG_STROVERFLOW	3	Bound error,
EG_NUMOVERFLOW	4	Numeric overflow
EG_ZERODIV	5	Zero divisor
EG_NUMERR	6	Zero divisor
EG_SYNTAX	7	Syntax error
EG_COMPLEXITY	8	Operation too complex
EG_MEM	11	Memory low
EG_NOFUNC	12	Undefined function
EG_NOMETHOD	13	No exported method
EG_NOVAR	14	Variable does not exist
EG_NOALIAS	15	Alias does not exist
EG_NOVARMETHOD	16	No exported variable
EG_BADALIAS	17	Illegal characters in alias
EG_DUPALIAS	18	Alias already in use
EG_NOOBJECT	19	Not an object
EG_CREATE	20	Create error
EG_OPEN	21	Open error
EG_CLOSE	22	Close error
EG_READ	23	Read error
EG_WRITE	24	Write error
EG_PRINT	25	Print error
EG_UNSUPPORTED	30	Operation not supported
EG_LIMIT	31	Limit exceeded
EG_CORRUPTION	32	Corruption detected
EG_DATATYPE	33	Data type error
EG_DATAWIDTH	34	Data width error
EG_NOTABLE	35	Workarea not in use
EG_NOORDER	36	Workarea not indexed
EG_SHARED	37	Exclusive required
EG_UNLOCKED	38	Lock required
EG_READONLY	39	Write not allowed
EG_APPENDLOCK	40	Append lock failed
EG_LOCK	41	Lock Failure
EG_ARRACCESS	46	array access
EG_ARRASSIGN	47	array assign
EG_ARRDIMENSION	48	array dimension
EG_NOTARRAY	49	not an array
EG_CONDITION	50	conditional
EG_BADSELF	51	Invalid self
EG_ARRREF	52	reserved
EG_OLEEXECPTION	1001	(OLE exception occurred)

Note: if an Error object is created in a user-defined error handling routine, the above generic error codes should be used, if possible. A textual description of the error can then be retrieved using HB_LangErrMsg() which is then assigned to oError:description.