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CA_VariantSetIUnknownPtr

LabWindows/CVI

CA_VariantSetIUnknownPtr

HRESULT CA_VariantSetIUnknownPtr (VARIANT *variant, LPUNKNOWN *value);

Purpose

Stores a pointer to an LPUNKNOWN value in a variant and sets the type field of the variant accordingly. An LPUNKNOWN value is a pointer to an unknown interface.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
value LPUNKNOWN * Pointer to store in variant.
Output
Name Type Description
variant VARIANT Variant to which CA_VariantSetIUnknownPtr assigns IUnknownValuePtr.

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