niDMM_error_message

NI-DMM C/CVI/VB

niDMM_error_message

ViStatus = niDMM_error_message(ViSession Instrument_Handle, ViStatus Error_Code, ViChar Error_Message[])

Purpose

Takes the Error_Code returned by the instrument driver functions, interprets it, and returns it as a user-readable string.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
Instrument_Handle ViSession Identifies a particular instrument session. You obtain the Instrument_Handle parameter from niDMM_init or niDMM_InitWithOptions. The default is None.
Error_Code ViStatus The Error_Code returned from the instrument. The default is 0, indicating VI_SUCCESS.
Output
Name Type Description
Error_Message ViChar[] The error information formatted into a string.

Return Value

Name Type Description
Status ViStatus Reports the Status of this operation. To obtain a text description of the status code, call niDMM_error_message. To obtain additional information concerning the error condition, use niDMM_GetError.