waveOutGetErrorText
The waveOutGetErrorText function retrieves a textual description of the error identified by the given error number.
MMRESULT waveOutGetErrorText(
MMRESULT mmrError,
LPTSTR pszText,
UINT cchText
);
Parameters
mmrError
Error number.
pszText
Pointer to a buffer to be filled with the textual error description.
cchText
Size, in characters, of the buffer pointed to by pszText.
Return Values
Returns MMSYSERR_NOERROR if successful or an error otherwise. Possible error values include the following.
| Value | Description |
| MMSYSERR_BADERRNUM | Specified error number is out of range. |
| 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.
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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