VBScript "On Error Resume Next"

Actually Im wrong, you cant do that in ASP.
Your best bet is a custom error page.

http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/ASP/Replacing-the-Error-500-ASP-Page/

about On Error Resume Next: check this out: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/ASP/Q_20935596.html

I am getting this error:

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a03ea'

Syntax error

/newsitedesign/requestcatalog/Processcatalog.asp, line 2

on error call process
---------^

OK, got that last message.  Is there, then, a way I can use the socket timeout script to call the function?  Such as:

if socket.timeout = "true" then

????

Is there something like that that would work?

That was a typo on my part, meant to put Goto Process. Neither will work anyway, so its irrelevant. Error handling is primitive in ASP , not like VB really.
As I suggested, a custom 500 error page is probably the best option for dealing with errors. I use them to display an error message from a branded page, and it also emails me details of the error when they happen so I know theat there is a problem on the page...

Hi foreverdita,

The "On Error Resume Next" statement just enables error handling in your script; it doesn't actually call a procedure.  The way to use thi is to tuen on error handling using the "On Error Resume Next" statement, execute a statement, and the trap your errors:

<%
On Error Resume Next 'enable error handling
' do domething:
cnn.Open
'handle possible errors:
If Err.Number <> 0 Then Response.Write "Error number:" & Err.Number  ' for example

%>


you can find a detailed good reference on using error handling in vbscript here: http://www.juicystudio.com/tutorial/asp/err.asp

>>If the back end is down I would like it to store the information in a database.

Hmmm, if the backend is down, the database will be down won't it....because the database is the backend.  So you can't write to DB anyway....you could write to text file at best.

Socket.TCP error '8000ffff'

Error while processing Socket opperation: Connection refused

/newsitedesign/requestcatalog/Processcatalog.asp, line 106


Here is the error that comes up when our back end is down.  (I turned it off for demonstration).  The databases will still be up as they are seperate from the back end system.

Thanks Slimshaneey - that worked.  Much thanks!

It doesn't work with me...

I have:

*default.asp
<!--#include file="errorpage.asp"--> 'to view the error descr.
<%if error<>0 then
dim errorobj
set errorobj = new CError 'from errorpage.asp
errorobj.displayerror
set errorobj = nothing
end if
%>

*newpage.asp
<!--include file="default.asp"-->
<%on error goto 0%>
<%
'here some code to generate error
%>

I do get an error message, but that standard error, and not the errorpage.asp

Howcome?

Regards
ThaZar

ThaZar  - you cannot add onto old questions with you're own questions.  If you need assistance, then you can post a new questions to the forum, and Experts will assist you.

Thanks.

<%
   On Error Resume Next
 <%
   'Your asp code...

  'Check for Errors
   If Err <> 0 Then 'An Error occurred             
       Call UpdateProcess()
   Else 'No errors,
     'Disable the On Error Resume next, sloppy coding...
     On Error Goto 0
   End If       

%>