Generally speaking, the difference between an error and an exception is that you can programmatically recover from an exception, but not an error.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 8:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFERROR e-mail > > > I have found that it is good to use both cferror tags; > > most error WILL be caught by the "exception" tag and > > you will be automatically notified. Some errors (I've > > never figured out exactly which ones) slip through and > > your user may click on the mailto link. > > Not all errors are exceptions. An exception is a specific type of error > that > happens only at runtime. Other errors may happen before runtime; for > example, if you misspell a CFML tag, the server won't be able to parse the > page, and you'll get an error before runtime. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
