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WPUCreateEvent function (ws2spi.h)

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The WPUCreateEvent function creates a new event object.

Syntax

WSAEVENT WPUCreateEvent(
  [out] LPINT lpErrno
);

Parameters

[out] lpErrno

Pointer to the error code.

Return value

If no error occurs, WPUCreateEvent function returns the handle of the event object.

Otherwise, the return value is WSA_INVALID_EVENT and a specific error code is available in lpErrno.

Error code Meaning
WSA_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
 There is not enough free memory available to create the event object.
 
 

Remarks

The event object created by this function is manually reset with an initial state of nonsignaled. If a Windows service provider requires auto reset events, it can call the Windows CreateEvent function directly.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header ws2spi.h

See also

WPUCloseEvent