# ScriptError

This error variable returns the error code of the last executed script statement.

Syntax:

ScriptError

This variable will be reset to 0 after each successfully executed script statement. If an error occurs it will be set to an internal Qlik Sense error code. Error codes are dual values with a numeric and a text component. The following error codes exist:

Script error codes

| Error code | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0 | No error. Dual value text is empty. |
| 1 | General error. |
| 2 | Syntax error. |
| 3 | General ODBC error. |
| 4 | General OLE DB error. |
| 5 | General custom database error. |
| 6 | General XML error. |
| 7 | General HTML error. |
| 8 | File not found. |
| 9 | Database not found. |
| 10 | Table not found. |
| 11 | Field not found. |
| 12 | File has wrong format. |
| 16 | Semantic error. |

Example:

`set ErrorMode=0;` `LOAD  * from 
 abc.qvf;` `if ScriptError=8 
 then` `exit script;` ` //no file;
                 ` `end if`

## Learn more

* [Error variables](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/ErrorVariables/ErrorVariables.htm)