PRB: WaitNamedPipe and Error 253 in Windows 95 (180222)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q180222 SYMPTOMS
In Windows 95, when WaitNamedPipe fails due to an invalid pipe name passed
as the first parameter, GetLastError returns error 253, which is not listed
as a possible error code for this function. When you run the same code on
Windows NT 4.0, the error code 161, ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME, appears.
RESOLUTION
To workaround the problem, you can resolve error 253 the same way as error
161, ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME. However, it has to be hard coded. For example:
if ( !WaitNamedPipe(lpNamedPipeName, NMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT) )
if (GetLastError() == 253)
printf ("ERROR: WaitNamedPipe failed due to bad path name.");
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbAPI kbIPC kbnetwork kbPipes kbprb KB180222 |
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