SysErrorMessage Routine

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Unit

SysUtils Unit

Description

Definition:

  function SysErrorMessage(ErrorCode: Cardinal): string;

The SysErrorMessage function takes one parameter which is of type cardinal and returns a string which is the description of the given errorcode. This function can be used on both linux and windows.

Technical Comments

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Examples

Windows:

  ShowMessage(SysErrorMessage(GetLastError)); //Will show the error description of the last error.
  ShowMessage(SysErrorMessage(126));          //Will show 'The specified module could not be found.'

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