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Tony2021

Steel Contributor

Nov 18, 2022

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Error Handling Question (dont see the debug button)

Experts, I am adding error handling to my form. I seem to not get the debug button anylonger with the below. I get a message box as I should but no button for debug. I am wondering how I can ad...

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Karl_Donaubauer
Nov 18, 2022
Hi,

You are correct and this is one of the purposes of custom error handling. The normal user shall NOT get into the code behind an application.

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Karl_Donaubauer

MVP

Nov 18, 2022

Hi,

It is by design that you don't see the debug button when you do your own error handling and message.

Workaround:

When your error MsgBox comes up you can press Ctrl+Break to get into the code editor and current error handler. If you have added a line with

Resume

to the end of your error handler, you can drag the yellow error arrow to this Resume and then press F8 to jump to the code line where the error occured.

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Tony2021

Steel Contributor

Nov 18, 2022

Hi Karl, thank you. correct me if I am wrong but if another user is using the database that doesnt know about that then I dont think they will ever know where the error line resides? I am thinking I will just remove the error handler.

Karl_Donaubauer
MVP
Nov 18, 2022
Hi,

You are correct and this is one of the purposes of custom error handling. The normal user shall NOT get into the code behind an application.

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- Tony2021
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  Nov 18, 2022
  Ahh yes good pt. thank you sir!