> is the onerror event called when ANY error > occurs? i have read that it is for all exception > errors, and other types of errors that occur are > missing template, and server side form > validation.
What you've read is correct, except that missing template errors with CFINCLUDE are also runtime exceptions, and thus they're also caught by onerror. The onerror event handler only catches runtime exceptions. If you want to catch compiler errors, you can use the CFERROR tag or the site-wide error handler. If you want to catch validation errors, use CFERROR. > i tried to force an error simply by missing out the > cfform tag of a form, it produced an error but > didnt enter the onerror tag. That's not a runtime exception, it's a compiler error. It won't be caught by onerror. Generally, this sort of error isn't a real problem in a production site, because you discover the error when you first browse the page as you write it. Compiler errors happen before the page actually runs, and if you have one, it prevents the page from running under any circumstances. Runtime exceptions, on the other hand, typically only occur when you have logical errors in code that compiles successfully. > basically i want to be sent an email each time > ANY error occurs so some advice on whether > this is done solely within the onerror method > would be great and also do i need to do this > anywhere else to catch some of the silly error > like i mentioned above Again, it's unlikely that the silly error you mentioned above is something you have to worry about. The onerror event handler is sufficient to catch runtime exceptions, which (other than validation errors) are all you should have in production sites. > whats the best way to also handle missing > templates when my web host doesn't allow > me access to the coldfusion administrator? If you're referring to missing templates with CFINCLUDE, the onerror event handler will catch that. If you're talking about catching 404 errors, there are a variety of ways to deal with that, but most depend on configuring your web server, I think. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:293699 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
