Question : Return code or error message returned by Sybase when rollback trigger with raiserror is executed

Hi

I have a trigger which does a rollback trigger with raiserror. In the stored procedure that does an insert into the table, I capture the @@ERROR variable and try to return with a specific return code if it is non-zero. But I found that when this rollback happens in the trigger, my procedure does not even get to the point of capturing this @@ERROR variable. I tried to print out the captured @@ERROR value but prints nothing since it does not even reach that point. It just comes out of the procedure completely when it tries to execute the insert operation.

Is there a way to capture this error?

Thanks a lot for your help.

With regards
Ganesh

Answer : Return code or error message returned by Sybase when rollback trigger with raiserror is executed

You can use @@ERROR as you stated, but only within limits.  Fatal errors won't necessarily give you a chance to catch them and are even less likely to allow you to handle them in a calling procedure.  Triggers are a special case of a stored procedure where the call is made indirectly.  You cannot return a non-zero return code from a trigger and catch that in @@ERROR in the stored proc that issued the SQL verb that fired the trigger.  I am pretty sure all you get is the @@ERROR code from the verb itself.

Hope that helps,
Bill