ADO: ActiveX Data Objects

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Name

Error.Description Property — (Versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6)

Synopsis

                     description  = error.Description

The Description property describes the error or warning either ADO or the data provider has generated.

Datatype

String

Description

The Description property of the Error object is read-only. It offers error or warning information in a String form so that you can notify the user of your application that an error or warning has occurred.

The value of the Description property can come from either ADO or the provider.

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