midiInGetErrorText
The midiInGetErrorText function retrieves a textual description for an error identified by the specified error code.
MMRESULT midiInGetErrorText(
MMRESULT wError,
LPTSTR lpText,
UINT cchText
);
Parameters
wError
Error code.
lpText
Pointer to 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.
| Value | Description |
| 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.
Requirements
** Windows NT/2000/XP:** Included in Windows NT 3.1 and later.
** Windows 95/98/Me:** Included in Windows 95 and later.
** Header:** Declared in Mmsystem.h; include Windows.h.
** Library:** Use Winmm.lib.
** Unicode:** Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT/2000/XP.
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