What do you do with your errors?

Quilceda · #1 (**permalink**) 07-19-09, 20:14

Since I often write in Notepad rather than a specialized program, the first thing I do when I get an error is copy and paste the whole thing into Google. Usually I can find a website (more often than not, a forum) with a section or thread on that specific error and how to resolve it.

Usually my errors are pretty simple (I can't count how many times a missing "}" has gotten me in trouble!), so I don't have much trouble fixing the code after I know what to look for.

Windac · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-09, 18:24

Well, it really depends on when I notice an error. If I notice it after uploading it and accessing the site, I look at the line the error occured on and check that line first. If nothing is wrong, I check the previous line as well. After that, I check the variables associated with the two lines that I just checked. After about 3 years of doing C related languages, I still miss "}" and ";".

tigress · #3 (**permalink**) 07-21-09, 06:20

Like windac I only notice my errors when I have uploaded what I have written. And if its a long one, I get cross-eyed looking for that d**m**d symbol that I missed. Sometimes I end up deleting the upload and redo everything at a later time. LOL

Quilceda · #4 (**permalink**) 07-21-09, 13:21

I hate missing an error until after it's been uploaded. I once ran a somewhat popular online game, and I always got a little flood of emails immediately after doing something like that. People are so impatient!

algebry · #5 (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 01:48

I also hate making a mistake in writing the scripts. It really taxes time to find the errors, even the simple ones. I would prefer to spend more time in writing it to ensure I don't make any mistake.

thomaswos · #6 (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 23:46

Obama wins nobel peace prize. Why?
Hard to believe that a U.S. President can win a peace prize while engaged in two wars.
Can some one please inform me as to why Obama has gotten a Nobel Peace Prize when he has yet to do what he has gotten the prize for?

Mickey · #7 (**permalink**) 11-30-09, 03:42

Well I usually find errors on my scripts after testing it by uploading it and accesssing the website, and then I find on which line the errors are. Then I use Dreamweaver to fix it. It is much faster then using Notepad, as on Dreamweaver we can find the line number easily.

DavidJ · #8 (**permalink**) 11-30-09, 08:26

What's with the Nobel prize? Can't they see that this is about HTML errors in notepad? Spammers...

Anyway, with using notepads, there is a program out there that I once used to check if everything is OK before uploading the script. I will try to check on my floppy disks, I mean my backup CD's, if the program is still there. Its very useful because it highlights the error in the codes so you don't have scan for the error.