Stop Windows from Displaying Critical Error Messages

When performing certain functions it is necessary for your program to take full control over error messages. For example, if your program wants to "quietly" check if a floppy drive has a floppy disk in it, you may not want Windows to display a "critical error" if in fact the floppy drive is empty.

You can control which error messages Windows display by using the "SetErrorMode" Win API function as follows:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
var
   wOldErrorMode : Word;
begin
   {
    tell windows to ignore critical
    errors and save current error mode
   }
   wOldErrorMode :=
     SetErrorMode(
       SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS ) ;
   try
     {
      code that might generate a
      critical error goes here...
     }
   finally
     {
       go back to previous error mode
     }
     SetErrorMode( wOldErrorMode ) ;
   end;
end;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Delphi tips navigator:
» Converting from TFileTime to TDateTime
« How to calculate the date of Easter for a given year

Previous

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Next