Organization

Introductionto Condition Handling

Provides an overview of the two ABL error handling models: traditional error handling and structured error handling.

ABL BlockEssentials

Summarizes essential block information critical to understanding error handling use cases.

TraditionalError Handling

Provides complete documentation on the traditional error handling model.

STOPand QUIT Condition Handling

Documents the STOP and QUIT conditions.

UsingStructured Error Handling

Describes how structured error handling is both a new model and a model that expands the features of traditional error handling.

UsingABL Error Classes

Describes the hierarchy of built-in ABL classes that represent error objects.

HandlingErrors with CATCH Blocks

Provides in-depth information on using CATCH block to handle errors.

Raisingerrors with THROW

Provides more complex use cases for the THROW directive.

UsingFINALLY End Blocks

Describes how to use the FINALLY block for end of block processing.