I've downloaded Bjarn Stroustrup's book with the title of Programming Principles and Practice Using C++ not so long. As I keep reading it and do the drills and examples, in the part of exception handling I've come across a function error(), but I haven't been able to call it till now.

Is it possible that there isn't such a function in my compiler (more exact: IDE).

My compiler: Dev C++ (Bloodshed Software) As I know this work is coded by a french guy.
His homepage:Bloodshed Software - Providing Free Software to the internet community

Bjarn says that he uses Visual C++ compiler.

Thanks in advance for any usful comment.