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CA_VariantGetCurrency

LabWindows/CVI

CA_VariantGetCurrency

HRESULT CA_VariantGetCurrency (const VARIANT *variant, CURRENCY *value);

Purpose

Copies the value in a variant into a CURRENCY variable.

CA_VariantGetCurrency returns an error if the variant does not contain a CURRENCY value.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
variant const VARIANT * Pointer to a variant that contains a CURRENCY value.
Output
Name Type Description
value CURRENCY CURRENCY value that CA_VariantGetCurrency copies from the variant.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status HRESULT A value indicating whether an error occurred. Negative error codes indicate function failure.

Error codes are defined in CVIversion\include\cviauto.h and <Program Files>\National Instruments\Shared\MSDTRedistributables\SDKHeaderFiles\8.1\winerror.h. The LabWindows/CVI ActiveX Library explicitly returns error codes. Other error codes in winerror.h are generated by ActiveX servers and passed on to you by the LabWindows/CVI ActiveX Library.

You can use CA_GetAutomationErrorString to get the description of an error code or CA_DisplayErrorInfo to display the description of the error code.

Additional Information

Library: ActiveX Library

Include file: cviauto.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 5.0 and later