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# On Error GoTo ... Resume Statement

Enables an error-handling routine after an error occurs, or resumes program execution.

### Syntax:

    On [Local] Error {GoTo Labelname | GoTo 0 | Resume Next}

### Parameters:

GoTo Labelname: If an error occurs, enables the error-handling routine that starts at the line "Labelname".

Resume Next: If an error occurs, program execution continues with the statement that follows the statement in which the error occurred.

GoTo 0: Disables the error handler in the current procedure.

Local: "On error" is global in scope, and remains active until cancelled by another "On error" statement. "On Local error" is local to the routine which invokes it. Local error handling overrides any previous global setting. When the invoking routine exits, the local error handling is cancelled automatically, and any previous global setting is restored.

The On Error GoTo statement is used to react to errors that occur in a macro.

### Example:

    Sub ExampleReset
    On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
        Dim iNumber As Integer
        Dim iCount As Integer
        Dim sLine As String
        Dim aFile As String
        aFile = "C:\Users\ThisUser\data.txt"
        iNumber = Freefile
        Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
        Print #iNumber, "This is a line of text"
        Close #iNumber
        iNumber = Freefile
        Open aFile For Input As iNumber
        For iCount = 1 To 5
            Line Input #iNumber, sLine
            If sLine <>"" Then
                Rem
            End If
        Next iCount
        Close #iNumber
        Exit Sub
    ErrorHandler:
        Reset
        MsgBox "All files will be closed",  0,  "Error"
    End Sub

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Error-Handling Functions

Open Statement