[URGENT] Declaring an error handler like this... simple, but can someone help?

I want to declare an error handler like this if possible...

ErrorHandler:

Case err.number whatever
If err.description "whateverdescription" Then
MsgBox "do whateverdescription needs"
Else: MsgBox "a different error message"

Case err.number whateverelse
Msgbox "message for whatever else"

Case err.number yetanother
Msgbox "message for yetanother"

Case else
Msgbox "error handler to catch all other others not accounted for"



Can someone help me write it?

I've been trying it, but i keep either getting errors (like End Select declared in wrong place), or jumping errors and always going to the last one for some reason...


If anyone can please lend some help, please do.

Many thanks.

VB Code:

ErrorHandler:
 
Select Case err.number 
     Case whatever
           If err.description = "whateverdescription" Then
                MsgBox "do whateverdescription needs"
           Else
                MsgBox "a different error message"
           End If
 
      Case whateverelse
           Msgbox "message for whatever else"
 
      Case yetanother
           Msgbox " message for yetanother"
 
      Case else
           Msgbox "error handler to catch all other others not accounted for"
End Select

Here i have shown a example where for invalid data a error
message will be poped

Option Explicit

Dim i As Integer
Dim k As Integer

Private Sub cmderrorhandler()
On Error GoTo Errorhandler
i = Val(txtnumber.Text)
k = 50 / Val(txtnumber.Text)
Errorhandler:
Select Case Err.Number
Case 6
If Err.Description = "Overflow" Then
MsgBox "Enter a number less than 32567"
Else
MsgBox "something"
End If
Case 11
If Err.Description = "Division by zero" Then
MsgBox "Enter a number other than zero"
Else
MsgBox "something"
End If
Case Else
MsgBox "Cannot find out the error"
End Select
End Sub

What you have asked for is a very basic error handler that most people use in their apps:

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Const ERR_BUSY As Long = 2342
Private Const ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND As Long = 23
Private Const ERR_NO_PERMISSIONS As Long = 56
 
Private Sub DoSomething()
On Error Goto ErrHandler
   'code here
   Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
   Select Case Err.Number
      Case ERR_BUSY
         If MsgBox("Server Busy. Try again?", vbExclamation + vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
            Resume
         End If
      Case ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND
         MsgBox "File not found. Please select a valid file.", vbExclamation
      Case ERR_NO_PERMISSIONS
         MsgBox "Permission denied. Please contact sys admin.", vbExclamation
      Case Else
         MsgBox "Unknown Error", vbCritical
   End Select
End Sub

Woka

You should never really query the err.Description, all If's, Select's and so on, should be based on the err.Number.

Woka

Quote:

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Originally posted by VBKid04
I want to declare an error handler like this if possible...

ErrorHandler:

Case err.number whatever
If err.description "whateverdescription" Then
MsgBox "do whateverdescription needs"
Else: MsgBox "a different error message"

Case err.number whateverelse
Msgbox "message for whatever else"

Case err.number yetanother
Msgbox "message for yetanother"

Case else
Msgbox "error handler to catch all other others not accounted for"



Can someone help me write it?

I've been trying it, but i keep either getting errors (like End Select declared in wrong place), or jumping errors and always going to the last one for some reason...


If anyone can please lend some help, please do.

Many thanks.

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Why are you asking the same question in multiple places?

Here is some greate error handler code.
Not only can you display all your error messages in a custom screen, but it also records the entire route that the error was transmitted through and allows the user to email a helpdesk.

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click
On Error Goto ErrHandler   
   Call Woof
   Exit Sub
ErrHandler:
   MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub
 
Private Sub Woof()
   Call Growl
End Sub
 
Private Sub Growl()
   MsgBox 1/0 'force error
End Sub

With the above you get an error when you click the command button. As a developer this isn't much use as with a very large app this error could have been generated by 1 of 200 subs/functions.
The error handler zipped up here would display the following error:

Code:

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ORIGINATED:
cmdCommand1_Click

HISTORY:
Woof
 Growl

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This means it's easy to pin point exactly which function caused the error.
Hope this helps.

Woka