Oracle-style exception handling in SQL2000

Hello!

I'm working on a project that migrates an Oracle based DB application into SQL2000 server.

The original version of the application uses the Oracle exception-handling mechanism. In SQL2000 I wasn't able to find exception handling. Of course, there is an error handling mechanism, but it is far less sophisticated.

The raised error doesn't exit the procedure, neither propagate the "error state" through the whole call-stack, which means that I have to simulate the exception handling by putting error check after virtually all the DB access statements, which is a painstaking job.

Is there any better solutions?

Thanks for your help!

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If @.Error_Out <> 0
BEGIN
Select @.Error_Loc = 1
Select @.Error_Type = 50001
GOTO Load_Ledger_Init_sp_Error
END

If @.Month1 = '99' Or @.Month2 = '99' Or @.Month3 = '99'
BEGIN
SELECT @.Error_Loc = 2
SELECT @.Error_Message = 'Month Not set for File name. Check System Variables. Values are: '
+ ' Proof_Year=~' + @.Proof_Year + '~'
+ ' Proof_Quarter=~' + @.Proof_Quarter + '~'
SELECT @.Error_Type = 50002
GOTO Load_Ledger_Init_sp_Error
END

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