check for error on query on form load in access

Try this:

On Error Got to EH
docmd.openquery "ST"
'  
' The Rest of your COde goes here

Exit Sub

EH:
     if Err.number = {place the number of the error you are describing here} Then
             Resume Next
    else
          msgbox "Error " & err.number & ": " & err.description
end sub

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On Error Resume Next

CurrentDB.Execute  "ST", dbFailOnError

If Err.Number>0 then
   MsgBox "Error: & " Err. Number & "  " & Err.Description
  'Do whatever because of error

End If

mx

Hi Mx,
Sorry , can you please explain further.When I try it, the error message pops even if no error with "ST" I may be placing the code in the wrong spot.

Please see my event below. Basically, if error with DoCmd.OpenQuery "ST"
I just want it not to run DoCmd.OpenQuery "ST"
and just run the following
DoCmd.OpenQuery "U"
DoCmd.OpenQuery "T"
msgbox " Incorrect date report"
and then Open form
in case no error with DoCmd.OpenQuery "ST"   then execute  DoCmd.OpenQuery "ST"
then execute
DoCmd.OpenQuery "U"
DoCmd.OpenQuery "T"
msgbox " Success"
then Open form

Please see below let me know the right way to place code.

DoCmd.OpenForm "All", acNormal

 DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.OpenQuery "ST"
 On Error Resume Next

CurrentDb.Execute "ST2Input", dbFailOnError

If Err.Number > 0 Then
  DoCmd.OpenQuery "U"
DoCmd.OpenQuery "T"
MsgBox " my custom message here report wrong date"

else
DoCmd.OpenQuery "U"
DoCmd.OpenQuery "T"

MsgBox "My message Update Success"

End If
end sub

Get rid of ALL DoCmd.SetWarnings False / True ... bad idea as they mask out errors you WANT to know about.

They try what I posted , using the Execute Method,

mx

Execute Method? can you please explain?
thx

The Execute Method runs an Action query. And with the dbFailOnError parameter, it will raise any error.  Further, you do not get any of the annoying user prompts like you do with OpenQuery - which is why you had the DoCmd.SetWarnings False/True.

This is a **much safer** approach.  You can check VBA Help for full details, however it's pretty much just this simple.

And you can do this also:
On Error Goto ErrTrap

With CurrentDB
      .Execute  "ST", dbFailOnError
      .Execute  "T", dbFailOnError
      .Execute  "U", dbFailOnError
   ' and all your queries .....
End With

' more code

Done:
Exit Sub

ErrTrap:
   MsgBox "Error: & " Err. Number & "  " & Err.Description
  'Do whatever because of error
Resume Done

End Sub

Hi Mx,
Thank you for the detail explaination, but when I try your code above, EVEN when ST is good, it goes to ErrTrap and execute the code below it.
Basically if ST works then execute ST, U, T,  say message " success" open form.
if ST has error, then only execute U, T say message  " Problem with date" open form.
I did my code based on your post and even when ST is good, it still only executes U and T and Message " Problem with date"  and open form
not sure why.

On Error GoTo ErrTrap

With CurrentDb
    .Execute "ST", dbFailOnError
    .Execute "U", dbFailOnError
   .Execute "T", dbFailOnError
.End With

MsgBox "Success"


Done:
Exit Sub

ErrTrap:
  MsgBox "Please inform dept of Date not in "

'DoCmd.OpenQuery "U"
'DoCmd.OpenQuery "T"
Resume Done

Figured out. Thanks a lot MX

Thanks a million for your help

What did you find ?