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Lookup and Display Win32/COM Error Strings With One Line of Code

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Use compiler COM support (even in non-COM applications) to get a Win32 error code or HRESULT's message in one line of code.
//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
// Used by SimpleErrors.rc
//
#define IDM_ABOUTBOX                    0x0010
#define IDD_ABOUTBOX                    100
#define IDS_ABOUTBOX                    101
#define IDD_SIMPLEERRORS_DIALOG         102
#define IDR_MAINFRAME                   128
#define IDC_CALL_FUNCTION               1001
#define IDC_CALL_COM                    1002
#define IDC_BUTTON1                     1003
#define IDC_BUTTON2                     1004

// Next default values for new objects
// 
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        129
#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         32771
#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1005
#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
#endif
#endif

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