(Fw32_shell_execute): Use it.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 7f82d5785da..089aebbeb9f 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2000-12-18  Andrew Innes  <andrewi@gnu.org>
+
+        * w32.c (w32_strerror): New function.
+
+        * w32.h (w32_strerror): New extern.
+
+        * w32fns.c (Fw32_shell_execute): Use it.
+
 2000-12-18  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
         * s/hpux10.h (_FILE_OFFSET_BITS): Undef again.
diff --git a/src/w32fns.c b/src/w32fns.c
index c888dd36716..7e316a5841a 100644
--- a/src/w32fns.c
+++ b/src/w32fns.c
@@ -12958,7 +12958,7 @@ otherwise it is an integer representing a ShowWindow flag:\n\
                            XINT (show_flag) : SW_SHOWDEFAULT))
       > 32)
     return Qt;
-  error ("ShellExecute failed");
+  error ("ShellExecute failed: %s", w32_strerror (0));
 }
 
 /* Lookup virtual keycode from string representing the name of a