Error Property

Returns a code that identifies the last error trapped by the control.

val% = [form!]C1Awk.Error

This property is set by the control before the Error event is fired, and allows you to determine what type of error occurred.

The following errors may occur while parsing a file using the Action property:

Error Code	Value	Description
aerCantOpen	1	The file specified by the FileName property cannot be found.
aerLineTooLong	2	The file contains lines longer than 64k characters (Awk truncated the line).
aerFieldTooLong	3	Changing a field that would make the line longer than 64k characters.
aerBadFieldGet	4	Setting a field that does not exist, i.e., smaller than zero or greater than NF.
aerBadFieldSet	5	Getting a field that does not exist, i.e., smaller than zero or greater than NF.

The following errors may occur while evaluating a numerical expression using the Val property or the Eval method:

Error Code	Value	Description
aerSyntax	6	Expression has bad syntax, as in 1+/ 2.
aerBadToken	7	The expression has undefined variables, as in foo+bar.
aerBalance	8	Expression has unbalanced brackets, as in 1+(2+3.
aerDivBy0	9	Tried to divide a value by zero, as in 12/(5-5).
aerDomain	10	Argument is not in domain of function, as in Log(-1).
aerSingularity	11	Expression would result in a singularity.
aerOverflow	12	Expression has a value too big to represent, as in Exp(1000).
aerPartialLoss	13	Expression result has a partial loss of significant digits.
aerTotalLoss	14	Expression result has a total loss of significant digits.
aerUnderflow	15	Expression has a value too small to represent.

AwkErrorSettings (Enumeration)