on error goto [label] not working in VBA

Question

In one of my Excel workbooks I have created a macro containing the following lines:

On Error GoTo saltaw
Open fileout For Output As #iFileNumber

However, when fileout contains some invalid chars ("\", for example) the macro stops and the error window "Runtime error '76': Path not found" appears, as if the on error goto line does not exist. Same if I substitute on error goto by on error resume next. The macro stops at the following line. Why?

Answer 1

Go to Tools -> Options -> General and set Error Trapping to something else that better suits you.