Is there a WIN32 function that returns the full error description?

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5 comments, last by Kimeli 18 years, 7 months ago

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September 07, 2005 03:27 PM

... if i pass it the value returned by GetLastError()? This would be useful otherwise i will have to do it manually. ace

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September 07, 2005 03:29 PM

Yeah.... the FormatError function.

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September 07, 2005 03:35 PM

Hey Sneftel, are you sure its called that, i couldn't see it on msdn.

thanks

ace

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September 07, 2005 03:36 PM

Er, duh. FormatMessage. Sorry 'bout that.

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September 07, 2005 06:10 PM

I use it in my error function :)

char ErrorTranslation[MAX_PATH];FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, 0, GetLastError(), 0, ErrorTranslation, MAX_PATH, 0);

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September 08, 2005 02:23 AM

I use this MSDN linky

[ILTUOMONDOFUTURO]

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September 08, 2005 04:43 AM

Hint:
I have used following "code" in watch -window for debugging:
@err, hr

This one displays current error description and works at least in VC6.

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