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Im just starting to go through and try and add as much error checking to my scripts to help with pinning down problems

Not that i have many problems it just helps

Global $netsh1 = ShellExecuteWait("netsh.exe", 'advfirewall firewall set rule group="Network Discovery" new enable=Yes', "", "", @SW_HIDE)

For eg this above i need to check the Shellexecute Wait for correct return value and my question is this

In the helpfile it is like this

Success: the exit code of the program that was run.

Failure: sets the @error flag to non-zero. 

 So do i check for

If $netsh1 < 0 Then

Or  

If @error then
;stuff done here

or

If $netsh1 = @error Then
;stuff done here

I generally add a variable so which is the right way to do it?

generally speaking i will be writing to a logfile so i can check for stuff later

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The help file says that on error macro @error is set to non zero.

As you want to check for an error I would do:

If @error Then ... ; Do your error handling here (Exit script, end function with an error code ...)

 

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This is what i was getting at

should error be specific like

If $netsh1 < 0 Then

Or like your example

are we supposed to worry about the specific value of the exit code or is that just for more detailed scripts

I have some bigger ones that deal with robocopy for eg that yes has 12 exit codes so it does matter but if im error checking small stuff which is the correct way to do it?

Will it increase the load if i add error at every turn so that the script has more stuff to do?

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You should check for an error, the return code from the program being run may be anything, the error code is specific. Anything other than 0 would indicate an error.

Will it increase the load if i add error at every turn so that the script has more stuff to do?

Would you rather make sure you are checking for error conditions, or having a script run at the fastest speed possible until it crashes because of an error condition you didn't check for?

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Ok not sure im getting this across maybe

To sum up if the return code is just a simple one (non zero) then i dont need to be any more specific than

If @error then
;stuff done here

But if the item im checking for has a set of specific exit codes then this would be more appropiate

If $netsh1 < 0 Then
; stuff done here

;Or

If $netsh1 = 1 Then ;or 2 or -3 etc
; stuff done here

 

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I would either use a constant for the error code OR add a comment, because otherwise it will be harder for you to translate in the future e.g.

If @error = 99 Then ; 99 = Invalid user credentials

EndIf

; OR my personal favourite

Global Const $ONLINE_INVALID_CREDENTIALS = 99

If @error = $ONLINE_INVALID_CREDENTIALS Then

EndIf

But if you don't care about the specific error code, just that something when wrong, the your first snippet is fine.

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He already described his needs in the title: "error checking".
If a function sets the return value to denote an error then check the return value. If it sets @error/@extended then check this macros.
So: It depends on the way the called function returns an errror!

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If he knew this, there would be no confusion and no thread.

A function can fail to produce your desired results, and not set @error, while the author can still deem it an error.

Error checking is not exclusive to @error.

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My understanding is that the OP wants to know if the called function returned an error. There are multiple ways to denote an error which are described in the help file (except for user written UDFs). This could be:

If the function fails the return value is set: Check the return value
If the function fails @error is set: Check @error
If the function fails anything else goes on: Check anything else ;)

 

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Reads to me like he's asking the best procedure to a variable question.

In some cases the function return will suffice, in others @error will, and others the specific value of @error is needed, while sometimes all might be required.

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That's it. And where do you find this information (except for user written UDFs)? In the Help File :)

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I would either use a constant for the error code OR add a comment, because otherwise it will be harder for you to translate in the future e.g.

But if you don't care about the specific error code, just that something when wrong, the your first snippet is fine.

I do comment heavily because i have a bad memory anyway and i always try not to use numbers without a variable

That what i needed to know thx

ps i saw you redacted earlier

Failure: sets the @error flag to non-zero.  so this then is anything but 0 (plus or minus)? presumably non zero would be minus?

Reads to me like he's asking the best procedure to a variable question.

In some cases the function return will suffice, in others @error will, and others the specific value of @error is needed, while sometimes all might be required.

No it was error checking, all im trying to do is write the correct type of error check in my scripts and not have to do it several times.

Its eeror checking for Shellexecutes and run etc i need to know if it fails and where

That's it. And where do you find this information (except for user written UDFs)? In the Help File :)

except i don't really understand the non zero bit which is why i made this thread what i was trying to get at is should i set it to look for a specific type of error or is general there is an error sufficient and/or if there is an error should i be checking for a negative event eg -1 or just accept that @error is enough by itself.

You should check for an error, the return code from the program being run may be anything, the error code is specific. Anything other than 0 would indicate an error.

Would you rather make sure you are checking for error conditions, or having a script run at the fastest speed possible until it crashes because of an error condition you didn't check for?

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Thanks for the heavy reading, im glad im not a programmer sometimes lol, but i get your point

 

Thx for the input

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I took my comment away because I thought in the end you understood non-zero. So yeah, non-zero is 1, 2, 3.13, -99, basically anything that isn't zero.

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I think what you need to decide is:

do you just want to tell the user that an error (any error) occurred like: "Error occurred when executing ShellExecute. @error = 17, @extended = 0x80020009". Now the user has to decide how to interpret and handle this error.
I think this kind of error message is fine when the user is not responsible for the error (means by entering wrong data etc.). I would use this kind of error when other systems cause such errors (like SQL server is not running etc.).
I would present a message like this to the user:

"Retrieving data from SQL server failed.
Server name: xx, Connection string: ...,, executed query: ..., @error: nn, @extended: nn
Please call xxxx for assistance."
 

OR

when a problem can be caused by the user (like the users enters a filename and the file does not exist). In this case I would not only check for error/no error but analyze the error and post a meaningful message. Like:

"The filename you entered does not exist. Either the path or the filename are invalid. Please try again."

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The error is for me or my lads that work in the shop only , no customers use my software

and for my instance it will be more like your first eg

Variable name: xx, Array error: ...,, @error: nn, "Array not created correctly"

 My problem stems from whilst the scripts i'm adding checking to work fine on win7 upwards, i get the occasional one that doesn't work on XP-Vista and i'm trying to write better scripts that leave a trail so i can find which bit caused the error.

Unfortunately some of the time its down to UDFs i use which are beyond my ability to fix.

So you can't win all the time, but i'm going to narrow it down so i can exactly say what it is that causes it.

Also down to the number of XP-Vista i see these days the odd script fail isn't a big problem anyway and will get less over time.

But i would still like to improve them to know for sure whats afoot.

Thx again

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Well in the specific instance of ShellExecuteWait() @error may no help you as no codes are documented, so you are relying on the exit code and you should see the documentation for whatever binary file you are using.

It is also worth calling _WinAPI_GetLastError() upon failure.

Also there are things you can to yourself if you wrap the function for example, if the verbs "edit" or "print" are used you could check if filename points to and executable file and know it will fail.

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