VBScript in a Nutshell

Name

Err.Clear Method

Syntax

Err.Clear

Description

Explicitly resets all the properties of the Err object after an error has been handled.

Rules at a Glance

You need to clear the Err object only if you need to reference its properties for another error within the same subroutine or before another On Error Resume Next statement within the same subroutine.

Example

On Error Resume Next
   
i = oObjectOne.MyFunction(iVar)
    
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
   MsgBox "The Error : " & Err.Description & vbCrLf _
          & " was generated in " & Err.Source
   Err.Clear
End If
    
j = oObjectTwo.YourFunction(iVar)
   
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
   MsgBox "The Error : " & Err.Description & vbCrLf _
          & " was generated in " & Err.Source
   Err.Clear
End If

Programming Tips & Gotchas

• Resetting the Err object explicitly using the Clear method is necessary when you use On Error Resume Next and test the value of Err.Number repeatedly. Unless you reset the Err object, you run the very real risk of catching the previously handled error, the details of which are still lurking in the Err object’s properties.

• The Err object is automatically reset when an On Error Resume Next statement is executed.

• It is also possible to set the Err.Number property to instead of calling up the Err.Clear method. However, this doesn’t reset the remaining properties of the Err object.

• When testing the value of Err.Number, don’t forget that OLE servers often return “negative” numbers. Actually internally they’re not really negative; they’re unsigned longs, but because VBScript has ...