{{QBDLDATE:05-20-2022}}
{{QBDLTIME:23:08:08}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:_ERRORMESSAGE$}}
The [[_ERRORMESSAGE$]] function returns a human-readable description of the most recent runtime error, or the description of an arbitrary error code passed to it.


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:{{Parameter|e$}} = [[_ERRORMESSAGE$]]
:{{Parameter|e$}} = [[_ERRORMESSAGE$]]({{Parameter|errorCode%}})


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* Used in program error troubleshooting.
* The message returned is identical to the message shown in the dialog box that appears if your program has no error handler. See [[ERROR Codes]] for the full list of error codes and their messages.

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''Example 1:'' Using an error handler that ignores any error.

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 {{Cl|ON ERROR}} {{Cl|GOTO}} Errhandler
   ' Main module program error simulation code
 {{Cl|ERROR}} 7           ' simulate an Out of Memory Error
 PRINT "Error handled...ending program"
 {{Cl|SLEEP}} 4
 {{Cl|SYSTEM}}            ' end of program code

 Errhandler:              'error handler sub program line label
  PRINT "Error"; {{Cl|ERR}}; "on program file line"; {{Cl|_ERRORLINE}}
  PRINT "Description: "; {{Cl|_ERRORMESSAGE$}}; "."
  {{Cl|BEEP}}             ' warning beep
 {{Cl|RESUME}} NEXT       ' moves program to code following the error. 
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[ON ERROR]]
* [[_ERRORLINE]]
* [[_INCLERRORLINE]], [[_INCLERRORFILE$]]
* [[ERR]], [[ERL]]
* [[ERROR]]
* [[ERROR Codes]]


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