sysVar.errorCode

The system variable sysVar.errorCode receives a status code after any of the following events:

• The invocation of a call statement, if that statement is in a try block

• An I/O operation on an indexed, MQ, relative, or serial file

• The invocation of almost any system function in these cases--
  • The invocation is within a try block; or

  • The program is running in VisualAge Generator Compatibility mode and sysVar.handleSysLibErrors is set to 1

  The sysVar.errorCode values associated with a given system function are described in relation to the system function, not in the current topic.

You can use sysVar.errorCode in these ways:

• As the source or target in an assignment or move statement

• As a variable in a logical expression

• As the argument in a system function

sysVar.errorCode is set to 0 if the call, I/O, or system function invocation is successful.

The characteristics of sysVar.errorCode are as follows:

Primitive type

CHAR

Data length

8

Is value always restored after a converse?

Yes

For an overview that includes details on sysVar.errorCode, see Exception handling. The list of possible sysVar.errorCode values is provided in EGL Java run-time error codes.

Example

  if (sysVar.errorCode = "00000008")
      exit program;
  end

Related reference
EGL Java run-time error codes
Exception handling
Exception handling and status (system words)
System words in alphabetical order
sysVar.handleSysLibErrors
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