1.4. Error Handling
Most functions in the 32-bit API return error status in two different ways. Many functions return the first indication of an error in the return value for the function. For example, the RemoveDirectory function in Chapter 4 is typical:
| RemoveDirectory | Removes an empty directory |
BOOL RemoveDirectory( LPTSTR dirName) | |
| DirName | Name/path of the directory to remove |
| Returns TRUE on success | |
The RemoveDirectory function returns a boolean value that is TRUE if the function was successful and FALSE otherwise. Other functions return a specific value to indicate an error:
| OpenService | Opens a connection to the specified service |
SC_HANDLE OpenService( SC_HANDLE scm, LPCTSTR name, DWORD access) | |
| scm | A handle to the SCM from OpenSCManager ... |
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