Returns a string from an error object
(vl-catch-all-error-message error-obj)
A string containing an error message.
Divide by zero using vl-catch-all-apply :
(setq catchit (vl-catch-all-apply '/ '(50 0))) #<%catch-all-apply-error%>
The vl-catch-all-apply function traps the error and returns an error object. Use vl-catch-all-error-message to see the error message contained in the error object:
(vl-catch-all-error-message catchit) "divide by zero"