topic Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors in App Development

Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

herard_bertrand — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:45:39 GMT

Hello,

In Qlik Sense, in the load script. If a result of a variable is wrong, i'd like to interrupt the Script.

It's easy to interrupt the script : I use a if then else, and an EXIT SCRIPT; when I need to.

But is there a way to EXIT SCRIPT as an error ? I mean, when I do an EXIT SCRIPT, the reload stops, but in schedulers the reload appears as a successfull reload. Is there a way to exit script as a failed reload ?

(I'm looking equivalent to exit code = 1)

Thanks
Best Regards

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

JandreKillianRIC — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:18:44 GMT

Hi @herard_bertrand

I have had this as well - just do something like this.

IF zVariable = 'Wrong value' then

fail here;

End if;

"The word fail here is just in text so this will cause the application to fail" So in the script it looks like this

Regards Jandre

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

herard_bertrand — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:55:29 GMT

That's an interesting workaround.

I'm just not a fan of the constant alert of the syntax check, but it works 😉

thanks

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

Or — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:57:53 GMT

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IF 1=1 then

'fail here';

End if;

I also do not like the alert. 🙂

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

herard_bertrand — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:45:24 GMT

Heu... thanks but I still have the alert 😉 (I'm working on Qlik Cloud not On Premise maybe this is a difference)

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

Or — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:23:13 GMT

@herard_bertrand Had a look at doing this in Cloud, this should work:

IF 1=1 then

Load * from NotReal.qvd;

End if

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

JandreKillianRIC — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:25:32 GMT

Hi @herard_bertrand

Alternatively if you dont like the alert just do something like this:

IF zVariable = 'Wrong value' then

Load * From [lib://ThisDoesntExist/FailHere.Qvd](qvd);

End if;

Regards Jandre

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

herard_bertrand — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:17:49 GMT

OK, it will due,

Thanks

Re: Qlik Sense script, is it possible to manually exit script with errors

rwunderlich — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:09:13 GMT

You can do it like this to avoid any syntax flags:

Set vFail=;
IF 1=1 then
Set vFail = 'Fail here!';
End If
$(vFail)

-Rob