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**GetError**

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The **GetError **method returns the current error ID for the managed file. See //Error Class //for more information on error IDs.

**Return Data Type:**     SIGNED

**Example:**

** PROGRAM**

** INCLUDE('ABFILE.INC')                     !declare FileManager class**

** MAP                                       !program map**

**LogError   (STRING filename, SHORT error)  !prototype LogError procedure**

** END**

**GlobalErrors ErrorClass                    !declare GlobalErrors object**

**Access:Client CLASS(FileManager)           !derive Access:Client object**

**              END**

**ErrorLog  FILE,DRIVER('TopSpeed'),PRE(LOG),CREATE,THREAD!declare log file**

**Record     RECORD**

**Date        LONG**

**Time        LONG**

**File        STRING(20)**

**ErrorId     SHORT**

**           END**

**          END**

** CODE**

** !program code**

** IF Access:Client.Open()           !if error occurs**

**  LogError(Access:Client.GetName(),Access:Client.GetError())!log name and error id**

** END**

** !program code**

**LogError PROCEDURE(STRING filename, SHORT error)**

** CODE**

** LOG:Date   = TODAY()              !store date**

** LOG:Time   = CLOCK()              !store time**

** LOG:File   = filename             !store filename**

** LOG:ErrorId = error               !store error id**

** ADD(ErrorLog)                     !write logfile**