---
title: "Handling Errors in VBScript | Microsoft Docs"
ms.prod: sql
ms.prod_service: connectivity
ms.technology: connectivity
ms.custom: ""
ms.date: "01/19/2017"
ms.reviewer: ""
ms.topic: conceptual
dev_langs:
- "VB"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "VBScript error handling [ADO]"
- "errors [ADO], VBScript"
ms.assetid: 31bc3743-32d3-4bc7-ac61-ee6ed0fdec70
author: MightyPen
ms.author: genemi
---
# Handling Errors in VBScript
There is little difference between the methods used in Visual Basic and those used with VBScript. The primary difference is that VBScript does not support the concept of error handling by continuing execution at a label. In other words, you cannot use `On Error GoTo` in VBScript. Instead, use `On Error Resume Next` and then check both **Err.Number** and the **Count** property of the **Errors** collection, as shown in the following example:
```
Error Handling Example (VBScript)
Error Handling Example (VBScript)
<%
Dim cnn1
Dim errLoop
Dim strError
On Error Resume Next
' Intentionally trigger an error.
Set cnn1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
cnn1.Open "nothing"
If cnn1.Errors.Count > 0 Then
' Enumerate Errors collection and display
' properties of each Error object.
For Each errLoop In cnn1.Errors
strError = "Error #" & errLoop.Number & "
" & _
" " & errLoop.Description & "
" & _
" (Source: " & errLoop.Source & ")" & "
" & _
" (SQL State: " & errLoop.SQLState & ")" & "
" & _
" (NativeError: " & errLoop.NativeError & ")" & "
"
If errLoop.HelpFile = "" Then
strError = strError & _
" No Help file available" & _
"
"
Else
strError = strError & _
" (HelpFile: " & errLoop.HelpFile & ")" & "
" & _
" (HelpContext: " & errLoop.HelpContext & ")" & _
"
"
End If
Response.Write("" & strError & "
")
Next
End If
%>
```