====== 34 Error Handling ======

===== Tips and Tricks =====

  * **Auto Error Handling**
    * If you name your VI 'Simple Error Handler.vi' or 'General Error Handler.vi' as its file name, then the auto error handling dialog won't come up. 

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===== Error Codes =====

==== Error Ranges ====

  * [[https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/lverror/error_code_ranges.html|Ranges of Error Codes]]
  * [[https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/lverror/misc_lv_error_codes.html|General LabVIEW Error Codes]]
  * [[https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/lvhowto/def_cust_errors.html|Defining Custom Error Codes]]

-> Use the range reserved for user-defined errors (500000 – 599999).

==== Error Code Files ====

[[https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000P83iSAC&l=de-DE|Where Are LabVIEW Error Code Files Located?
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==== Error Code Editor ====

The Error Code File Editor (Tools->Advanced->Edit Error Codes) provides a simple GUI for creating and editing a custom error XML files. See https://labviewwiki.org/wiki/Error_Codes_Editor for details.

==== Distributing Error Codes ====

If you are creating a stand-alone application (EXE), refer to the [[https://www.ni.com/docs/en-US/bundle/labview/page/lvhowto/dist_error_code_files.html|Distributing Custom Error Codes in Text Files]] topic in the LabVIEW Help. The installer build includes all error code files from ''<LabVIEW>\project\errors'' and ''<LabVIEW>\user.lib\errors'' and installs them in the ''<Shared>\LabVIEW Run-Time\X.X\errors'' directory.