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ERRNUM

Function : Error Handling
ERRNUM - Error code specific to the package portion of STATUS error code .

#include <globerr.h>
STATUS ERRNUM(

    STATUS  x);
Description :

The 16-bit value of a STATUS error code consists of the following fields:

1 bit: Flag bit - status message has been displayed 1 bit: Flag bit - status message came from a remote machine (i.e., a server) 6 bits: "Package" code or partial package code 8 bits: Status value or partial package code plus status value

This macro masks off the 2 flag bits and the 6-bit package code. Note that newer package codes may use more than 6 bits (leaving fewer than 8 bits for the status value).

Note: This function is implemented as a macro:

define ERRNUM(x) ((STATUS) ((x) & ERRNUM_MASK))

Parameters : Input : x - STATUS error code returned from a C API function.

Output : (routine) - STATUS error code with high order byte masked off.

See Also : OSLoadString STATUS ERRNUM_MASK ERR PKG