>>Matt asked:
>>I am writing a component to update a recordset, but I am not sure where
>>should I write the error handling. If i write th error handling in
>>the Component,how can I call this in the ASP. Thanks.

>Craig said:
>You should write the error handler in the component and then use the Raise
>method of the Err object to raise that error or some kind of error message
>back to the ASP code. You can then display the error message in your ASP
>code.

Yes, and it should work. But it doesn't. Error messages don't survive
across the component/ASP boundary. Even error numbers are lost.
So:
1. Handle errors in *both* the component and the ASP code.
(The correct answer to "where do I handle an error" is always:
everywhere).

2. Don't just do Err.Raise to notify the caller of an error, in your
component. Cache the error number and error message in
properties of your COM component, first.

Like so (in a VB COM component) (in your error trap block):
mErrorNumber = Err.Number
mErrorDesc = Err.Description
mErrorSource = Err.Source
'*before* doing the Err.Raise.

3.Then in your ASP, if you
detect an error, you query that information via properties.
For example, in a VB component
Public Property LastErrorNumber() AS Long
LastErrorNumber = mErrorNumber
End Property

Alternatively, you could suppress the error in the component and return
a result code (say, True for success, False for failure). The problem with
this approach is that if you forget to put error-handling in the calling
ASP
it will seem to have worked even when it hasn't. So raising an error is
probably better.

Good luck with your component!
-James