niRFSA_error_message

NI RF Vector Signal Analyzers

niRFSA_error_message

ViStatus = niRFSA_error_message( ViSession vi, ViStatus statusCode, ViChar message[]);

Purpose

Converts a status code returned by an NI-RFSA function into a user-readable string.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
vi ViSession Identifies your instrument session. vi is obtained from the niRFSA_init or the niRFSA_initWithOptions functions and identifies a particular instrument session.
errorCode ViStatus Pass the status parameter that is returned from any NI-RFSA function. The default value is 0 (VI_SUCCESS).
Output
Name Type Description
errorMessage ViChar[] Returns the user-readable message string that corresponds to the status code you specify.

You must pass a ViChar array with at least 256 bytes to this parameter.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status ViStatus Returns the status code of this operation. The status code either indicates success or describes an error or warning condition. You examine the status code from each call to an instrument driver function to determine if an error occurred.

To obtain a text description of the status code, call the niRFSA_error_message function. To obtain additional information about the error condition, call the niRFSA_GetError function. To clear the error information from the driver, call the niRFSA_ClearError function.

The general meaning of the status code is as follows:

Value
Meaning
0 Success
Positive Values Warnings
Negative Values Errors