Name

ErrorToString Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion

Syntax

ErrorToString([errornumber])
errornumber (optional; Long)

A numeric error code

Return Value

A String containing an error message

Description

Returns the error message or error description corresponding to a particular error code

Rules at a Glance

  • If errornumber is present, the function returns the text of the error message corresponding to that error code.

  • If no arguments are passed to the function, it returns the text of the error message corresponding to the Description property of the Err Object.

See Also

Err.Description Property

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