In C#, how do I get the descriptive text for an HRESULT?

Suppose your C# code manages to find in its hands a COM HRESULT value. How do you convert that to a descriptive string? One idea is to p/invoke to the Format­Message function, but that’s awfully cumbersome. Maybe we can live off the land. The post In C#, how do I get the descriptive text for an HRESULT? appeared first on The Old New Thing....

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