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35 Signametrics

SCANErrString

H/W access Command  Polled Command 

Description Return the string describing the error.

#include “SM4040.H”

int SCANErrString(int iErrorCode, LPSTR lpszError, int iBuffLength)

Remarks Thi

function returns a string containing the error description, which corresponds to the

integer error, code iErrorCode. The error string is placed at lpszError.

Parameter

Type/Description

iErrorCode

int Error code.

iBuffLength

int The maximum available length of the string buffer

lpszError

LPSTR Poin

ts to a buffer (at least 40 characters long) to hold the

error string.

Return Value The ret

urn value is the length of the error string or one of the following constants.

Value

Meaning

Positive Value

Length of returned error string.

Negative Value

Error code

Example char cBuf[48];

int length = SCANErrString( -3, cBuf, 48);