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by Matt Petrowsky

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FileMaker's error handling (or better known as exception handling) isn't as sexy as creating a really killer user interface. It's not as fun either. It's something you don't really realize you need, until you REALLY start managing an ever growing collection of scripts - many of which might break if an error happens.

This is when you think to yourself, "Shouldn't I just put in some error handling from the start?". Well, yes you should.

That's exactly what this video is all about. Implementing a good error trapping system which provides the flexibility you'll need down the road. Sure, you can add in a "If ( Get ( LastError ) = this or Get ( LastError ) = that )", and do it for a few hundred scripts, but it's much easier to handle errors if you have a solid approach at the start.

If you've got your own error handling advice then please leave a comment on this article.