Why can't we update a variable on error?

[rahul]

Hi,

I am wondering if this is a real big challenge for Automation Anywhere product development team of Tethys to put an option of a local task variable assignment in error handler options. We are facing a lot of issues coz of this. Will appreciate if you please add this feature in your next release.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

This requirement have already been forwarded to our product development team for the future version of product.

However, currently you can assign value to a user variable that reads from a text file using 'Log to file' option of Error Handling command.

We have attached a sample task for your reference. On error this task would assign error line number and description to $GlobalVar$.

To run this task at your end,

. Please copy attached task under location, 'C:\...\My Documents\Automation Anywhere\Automation Anywhere\My Tasks' folder.
. Before running this task, please create a variable, GlobalVar that reads value from a text file.
To create a variable that read from text file, please follow below mentioned steps:
1. Go to Tools->Variable Manager in Automation Anywhere.
2. Click on 'Add New Variable'.
3. In 'Name' field, enter variable name i.e. GlobalVar.
4. Select 'Read from text file' radio button or option.
5. In 'Value' field, specify the path of text file i.e c:\Abc.txt.
6. Press 'Save' button.
7. Press 'Ok' button.

Note: Variables are case-sensitive.

Hope that helps.

[rahul]

Yes I am already using this existing feature, but this is not helping me to solve the issue which has been described in post :"Handle task flow based on Error types" post in this forum . Can you please look into that requirement and provide some suggestions.

By the way when exactly the next release is planned?

Thanks
rahul