getError()

Return the current error message.

Syntax

getError()
  RETURNS ggc.Message

In the return the ggc.isErrorMessage field of the ggc.Message message record should be TRUE.

Usage

You can use it to retrieve the error message from the current (ERROR) instruction to the user allowing you to test this interaction in a scenario.

For more information on BDL ERROR statements, see the ERROR topic in Genero Business Development Language User Guide for details.

You must declare a variable of type ggc.message for the return. For example:

DEFINE msg ggc.Message

CALL ggc.getError() RETURNING msg.*
DISPLAY msg.message
CAUTION:

Avoid writing code like this:

LET msg = ggc.getError()
DISPLAY ggc.getError().message