File.clearError()

NES2+Syntax

							file.clearError()

Description

The clearError() method of the File object clears the file error status and the value returned by the eof() method.

Example

Listing 8.72 opens a file for reading. If the operation returned an error, the error is written to the page. If there was an error, it is cleared after writing it.

Listing 8.72 Using the clearError() Method to Clear File Errors
<SERVER>

// Open a log file
var myLog = new File("/data/logs/today.log");

// Open the log file for reading
myLog.open("r");

if (myLog.error() == 0) {

  // Perform actions on file

}else{

  // Write out the error
  write('Error: ' + myLog.error());

  // Clear the error
  myLog.clearError()
}

// Close the file
myLog.close();

</SERVER>

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