ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

GetLastError — Set objASPErr = Server.GetLastError ()

Synopsis

The GetLastError method of the Server object allows you to display information about any error that occurs in your script. The GetLastError method returns a single ASPError object (see Chapter 5. You can use the returned ASPError object to display or programmatically respond to error information. The GetLastError method is new to ASP 3.0/IIS 5.0

Parameters

objASPErr

The name of the ASPError object returned by the GetLastError method.

Example

<%
' Instantiate an ASPError object using the GetLastError method of the 
' Server object.
Set objASPError = Server.GetLastError
%>
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HTML Display Etc.
<%
' Use the properties of the ASPError object (returned by the GetLastError 
' object) to display information about the error.

' *** FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE THE ASPERROR OBJECT CHAPTER.

Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode(objASPError.Category)
If objASPError.ASPCode > "" Then
    Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode(", " & objASPError.ASPCode)
End If
Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode(" (0x" & Hex(objASPError.Number) & ")" ) 
& "<br>"
If objASPError.ASPDescription > "" Then 
   Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode(objASPError.ASPDescription) & "<br>"
ElseIf (objASPError.Description > "") Then 
   Response.Write Server.HTMLEncode(objASPError.Description) & "<br>" End if
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Notes

In this code example (derived from the default 500-100.ASP script that comes with IIS 5.0), the script begins by instantiating an ASPError object using the GetLast-Error method. ...