[vbscript] VBScript -- Using error handling

I want to use VBScript to catch errors and log them (ie on error "log something") then resume the next line of the script.

For example,

On Error Resume Next
'Do Step 1
'Do Step 2
'Do Step 3

When an error occurs on step 1, I want it to log that error (or perform other custom functions with it) then resume at step 2. Is this possible? and how can I implement it?

EDIT: Can I do something like this?

On Error Resume myErrCatch
'Do step 1
'Do step 2
'Do step 3

myErrCatch:
'log error
Resume Next

This question is related to vbscript error-handling

The answer is


I'm exceptionally new to VBScript, so this may not be considered best practice or there may be a reason it shouldn't be done this that way I'm not yet aware of, but this is the solution I came up with to trim down the amount of error logging code in my main code block.

Dim oConn, connStr
Set oConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
connStr = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Server=XX;UID=XX;PWD=XX;Databse=XX"

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

oConn.Open connStr
If err.Number <> 0 Then : showError() : End If


Sub ShowError()

    'You could write the error details to the console...
    errDetail = "<script>" & _
    "console.log('Description: " & err.Description & "');" & _
    "console.log('Error number: " & err.Number & "');" & _
    "console.log('Error source: " & err.Source & "');" & _
    "</script>"

    Response.Write(errDetail)       

    '...you could display the error info directly in the page...
    Response.Write("Error Description: " & err.Description)
    Response.Write("Error Source: " & err.Source)
    Response.Write("Error Number: " & err.Number)

    '...or you could execute additional code when an error is thrown...
    'Insert error handling code here

    err.clear
End Sub

You can regroup your steps functions calls in a facade function :

sub facade()
    call step1()
    call step2()
    call step3()
    call step4()
    call step5()
end sub

Then, let your error handling be in an upper function that calls the facade :

sub main()
    On error resume next

    call facade()

    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        ' MsgBox or whatever. You may want to display or log your error there
        msgbox Err.Description
        Err.Clear
    End If

    On Error Goto 0
end sub

Now, let's suppose step3() raises an error. Since facade() doesn't handle errors (there is no On error resume next in facade()), the error will be returned to main() and step4() and step5() won't be executed.

Your error handling is now refactored in 1 code block


Note that On Error Resume Next is not set globally. You can put your unsafe part of code eg into a function, which will interrupted immediately if error occurs, and call this function from sub containing precedent OERN statement.

ErrCatch()

Sub ErrCatch()
    Dim Res, CurrentStep

    On Error Resume Next

    Res = UnSafeCode(20, CurrentStep)
    MsgBox "ErrStep " & CurrentStep & vbCrLf & Err.Description

End Sub

Function UnSafeCode(Arg, ErrStep)

    ErrStep = 1
    UnSafeCode = 1 / (Arg - 10)

    ErrStep = 2
    UnSafeCode = 1 / (Arg - 20)

    ErrStep = 3
    UnSafeCode = 1 / (Arg - 30)

    ErrStep = 0
End Function