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_errGetDescription()
Get the value of description
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C Prototype
#include "error.api"
BYTEP _errGetDescription(
ERRORP pError
)
Arguments
pError is a pointer to the Error object from which the value is to
be retrieved.
Returns
_errGetDescription() returns a pointer to the string containing the
error description.
Description
_errGetDescription() retrieves a pointer to the description string of an
error. The description is a short error message that is displayed by
the default CA-Clipper Error Handler routine to give the user an
indication of the problem.
Note: This string may be empty if the genCode is defined in
Error.ch (such as EG_OPEN). In this case, the proper description will
automatically be supplied when the error is launched.
Examples
. This code fragment retrieves a pointer to the error
description:
#include "error.api"
.
.
.
BYTEP fpDescription;
fpDescription = _errGetDescription( pError );
.
.
.
Files: Library is CLIPPER.LIB, header file is Error.api.
See Also: _errPutDescrip()
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