Returns a null string ("") or the value of an alternative statement if a statement returns an error.

Note This @function is new with Release 6.

Note This @function is obsolete in Release 7.

Syntax

@IfError( statement1 ; statement2 )

Parameters

statement1

A formula statement. This statement executes first.

Optional. A formula statement. This statement, if available, executes if the first statement returns an error.

statementReturn

• Returns the value of the first statement if it is not an error.
• Returns the value of the second statement if the value of the first statement is an error and the second statement is supplied.
• Returns a null string ("") if the value of the first statement is an error and the second statement is omitted.

Use $Error in the second statement to get the value of the error.

This command should be replaced with the following series of commands.

result := statement1;
@If(@IsError(result);statement2;result)

On Error statement of LotusScript language

Example
See Also

Run-time errors
"Enhancements to the formula language in Rnext" on the Lotus Developer Domain
@IsError

Glossary