Enable $$$GeneralError Macro

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David Losiewicz · Jun 23, 2016

I am testing application code and want to simulate error conditions.

I am trying to use the following to define a custom error with a class method.

$SYSTEM.Status.Error($$$GeneralError,"Any text here")

My class method code looks like this....

set RunStatus=$System.Status.Error($$$GeneralError,"DXL Testing Run Error")

Class compile fails because the $$$GeneralError is unknown.

ERROR: DBMS.Reports.TaskPage.1(5) : MPP5610 : Referenced macro not defined: 'GeneralError'
TEXT: set RunStatus=$System.Status.Error($$$GeneralError,"DXL Testing Run Error")

I expect I need to include something to enable the Macro.

Any suggestions are apprecated.

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Mark Hanson · Jun 23, 2016

The correct way to do this is:

set RunStatus=$System.Status.Error($$$ERRORCODE($$$GeneralError),"DXL Testing Run Error")

So use $$$ERRORCODE which can convert the error code to the number correctly.

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Jon Willeke · Jun 23, 2016

Unless I've misunderstood the context, it's simpler to use the ERROR macro:

$$$ERROR($$$GeneralError,"DXL Testing Run Error")

You don't need %occErrors.inc to get GeneralError, because of how ERROR (like ERRORCODE) is defined.

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2016-06-23T14:50:42-04:00

I believe that you need to include %occErrors in your macro source code.

#include %occErrors

should take care of it.

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2016-06-23T15:07:12-04:00

I got something working using logic like this.....

set RunStatus=$System.Status.Error(83,"DXL Testing Run Error")

set RunStatus=$System.Status.Error(5001,"DXL Testing Run Error")

score 0 · Answer 3 · 2016-06-23T17:12:31-04:00

You are right, I had missed this was creating a %Status and thought they just needed the error code. To create a %Status value I would always use the $$$ERROR macro as you suggest.