error( )
Returns the error number of the most recent byte-level input or output error, or 0 if the most recent byte-level method was successful.
Syntax
<oRef>.error( )
<oRef>
A reference to the File object that attempted the operation.
Property of
File
Description
To trap errors, call the File object method in a TRY block. Use the number that error( ) returns in a CATCH block to respond to errors in the byte-level methods of the File object. The following table lists the byte-level method errors that error( ) returns.
|
Error number |
Cause of error |
|
2 |
File or directory not found |
|
3 |
Bad path name |
|
4 |
No more file handles available |
|
5 |
Can't access file |
|
6 |
Bad file handle |
|
8 |
No more directory entries available |
|
9 |
Error trying to set the file pointer |
|
13 |
No more disk space |
|
14 |
End of file |