---
name: "BIS_fnc_errorMsg"
type: function
status: broken
groups: ["Broken Functions"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_errorMsg
revid: 351742
updated: 2023-12-30T21:31:28Z
---

# BIS_fnc_errorMsg

*Function · Broken Functions · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

> [!WARNING]
> This function is listed as broken on the wiki.

## Description

Display error window.

> [!NOTE]
> **Arma 3:** Broken in Arma 3. Use [BIS_fnc_error](../functions/BIS_fnc_error.md) instead

## Syntax

```sqf
[message, otherParameters] call BIS_fnc_errorMsg
```

**Parameters:**

- `message`: [String](../topics/String.md)
- `otherParameters`: [Anything](../topics/Anything.md) - to format [format](../commands/format.md) command

**Returns:** [Script Handle](../topics/Script_Handle.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
["This is an error message"] call BIS_fnc_errorMsg;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
["This is an error message: player is: %1", player] call BIS_fnc_errorMsg;
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_error](../functions/BIS_fnc_error.md) · [BIS_fnc_logFormat](../functions/BIS_fnc_logFormat.md) · [BIS_fnc_log](../functions/BIS_fnc_log.md) · [BIS_fnc_logFormatServer](../functions/BIS_fnc_logFormatServer.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc errorMsg](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_errorMsg) (revision 351742).</sub>