mciGetErrorString

Syntax

WORD mciGetErrorString(dwError, lpstrBuffer, wLength)

This function returns a textual description of the specified MCI error.

Parameters

DWORD dwError

Specifies the error code returned by mciSendCommand or mciSendString.

LPSTR lpstrBuffer

Specifies a pointer to a buffer that is filled with a textual description of the specified error.

WORD wLength

Specifies the length of the buffer pointed to by lpstrBuffer.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if successful. Otherwise, the given error code was not known.