[AccessD] vbWatchdog error handler

[John Colby]

It is an inescapable fact that the last bug is found the day after the
software is retired. Or never found.

On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 1:28 AM Gustav Brock via AccessD <
accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:

> Hi Dan and John
>
> I must say, I’ve never understood the need for extensive error handling.
> We test our applications very carefully, thus errors are extremely rare
> and certainly not happening on a daily basis.
>
> /gustav
>
> Fra: Daniel Waters<mailto:df.waters at outlook.com>
> Sendt: 30. maj 2023 02:48
> Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving<mailto:
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Emne: Re: [AccessD] vbWatchdog error handler
>
> Hi John,
>
> I used this up until about 5 years ago.  It's an excellent addition, and
> much more than worth the money.  Set up a table to store the error data,
> create a report that shows that data, and set up a daily email so you'll
> know of any errors that occurred yesterday at each of your customers.  Or
> you can set up an immediate email for any error or if a certain type of
> error occurs.
>
> This will display a lot of the code from the erroring procedure, the
> values of all the variables in the erroring procedure, and the name of the
> procedure which called the erroring procedure.  Great stuff!
>
> Dan
>
> PS - I miss Arthur's comments.  You could sort of tell what was going on
> in his life every time he posted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+df.waters=outlook.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: 29 May, 2023 18:44
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] vbWatchdog error handler
>
> I've looked at it a bit.  Seems worth buying given the level of
> programming behind the scenes.  I was really just looking for one of us
> using it to comment.
>
> On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 3:39 PM Borge Hansen <pcs.accessd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > There is a walk through here:
> > https://youtu.be/-zEoYCdMJS4
> > /borge
> >
> > On Tue, 30 May 2023 at 05:31, John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone own / use this?
> > >
> > > vbwatchdog error handler <
> > https://www.everythingaccess.com/vbwatchdog.asp><
> https://www.everythingaccess.com/vbwatchdog.asp%3e>
> > >
> > > I downloaded the demo and poked around in the code.  It hooks the vb
> editor
> > > to get at the errors as they occur.  Seems pretty cool.
> > >
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