ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

Description — objASPError.Description

Synopsis

The Description property is a string describing the last-occurring error. It is typically more descriptive and useful than the related ASPDescription property, except when the error is ASP interpretation-specific.

Parameters

None

Example

This example uses the error-generating scripts listed at the end of the Comments/Troubleshooting section. It assumes that the following code has been added to the default custom error script, 500-100.ASP:

**** BEGIN Description Example Script ****
<%
' This script demonstrates the use of the Description
' property of the ASPError object.
Dim objMyASPError

Set objMyASPError = Server.GetLastError( )

Response.Write "The value of the Description property is " & objMyASPError.Description
%>
**** END Description Example Script ****

When the error-generating scripts are executed, the preceding Description script generates the following three responses:

Error Generating Script #1:

The value of the Description property is Expected end of statement

Error Generating Script #2:

The value of the Description property is Missing File or Virtual attribute

Error Generating Script #3:

The value of the Description property is Division by zero

Notes

The Description property value is typically more descriptive than the other properties of the ASPError object. However, like all the other properties, it is of very little use to the end users of your ASP application. As such, it is important that any information you display explaining ...