midiInGetErrorText  1YSCRGM 

The midiInGetErrorText function retrieves a textual description for an error identified by the specified error code.

MMRESULT midiInGetErrorText(

    MMRESULT wError,

 

    LPSTR lpText,

 

    UINT cchText

 

   );

 

 

Parameters

wError

Error code.

lpText

Address of the buffer to be filled with the textual error description.

cchText

Length, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by lpText.

 

Return Values

Returns MMSYSERR_NOERROR if successful or an error otherwise. Possible error values include the following:

MMSYSERR_BADERRNUM

The specified error number is out of range.

MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM

The specified pointer or structure is invalid.

MMSYSERR_NOMEM

The system is 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.