This function retrieves a textual description of the error identified by the specified error number.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Mmsystem.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.0 and later |
Syntax
MMRESULT waveOutGetErrorText(UINT mmrError, LPTSTR pszText,
UINT cchText);
Parameters
mmrError
Error number.
pszText
Address of a buffer to be filled with the textual error description.
cchText
Size, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by pszText.
Return Values
One of the values described in the following table is returned.
| Value | Description |
| MMSYSERR_NOERROR | Success. |
| MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE | Specified device handle is invalid. |
| MMSYSERR_NODRIVER | No device driver is present. |
| MMSYSERR_NOMEM | Unable to allocate or lock memory. |
Remarks
If the textual error description is longer than the specified buffer, the description is truncated. The returned error string is always null-terminated. If cchText is zero, nothing is copied and the function returns zero. All error descriptions are less than MAXERRORLENGTH characters long.