IABLogon::GetLastError

The IABLogon::GetLastError method returns a MAPIERROR structure containing information about the previous address book provider error.

Quick Info

See IABLogon : IUnknown.

HRESULT GetLastError(
  HRESULT hResult,                
  ULONG ulFlags,                  
  LPMAPIERROR FAR * lppMAPIError  
);

Parameters

hResult

[in] HRESULT data type containing the error value generated in the previous method call.

ulFlags

[in] Bitmask of flags that controls the type of the returned strings. The following flag can be set:

MAPI_UNICODE: The strings in the MAPIERROR structure returned in the lppMAPIError parameter are in Unicode format. If the MAPI_UNICODE flag is not set, the strings are in ANSI format.

lppMAPIError

[out] Pointer to a pointer to a MAPIERROR structure containing version, component, and context information for the error. The lppMAPIError parameter can be set to NULL if the provider cannot supply a MAPIERROR structure with appropriate information.

Return Values

S_OK: The call succeeded and has returned the expected value or values.
MAPI_E_BAD_CHARWIDTH: Either the MAPI_UNICODE flag was set and the address book provider does not support Unicode, or MAPI_UNICODE was not set and the address book provider only supports Unicode.

Remarks

Address book providers implement the IABLogon::GetLastError method to supply information about a prior method call that failed. Callers can provide their users with detailed information about the error by including the data from the MAPIERROR structure in a dialog box.

Notes to Callers

You can make use of the MAPIERROR structure pointed to by the lppMAPIError parameter — if the address book provider supplies one — only if GetLastError returns S_OK. Sometimes the address book provider cannot determine what the last error was or has nothing more to report about the error. In this situation, the address book provider returns a pointer to NULL in lppMAPIError instead.

For more information about the GetLastError method, see Using Extended Errors.