Decode HResult = -2147467259

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CYC0616 picture CYC0616 · Mar 19, 2014 · Viewed 53.4k times · Source

Can someone help me decode this HResult? What does it mean? I know the negative stands for a failure. How about the rest of the 10 bits?

I referenced MSDN HResult article here, but I am not sure how to determine what my facility and code bits are.

More info:

_message: "External component has thrown an exception."
Data: {System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal}

Answer

Chris picture Chris · Mar 19, 2014

I'll show you how to do it. Paste the negative number into Calculator (Windows) in programmer mode "Dec" setting. Then convert to "Hex" setting. You get the number: FFFFFFFF80004005. The error is 80004005 which is:

0x80004005
E_FAIL
Unspecified

Unfortunately the provider of the function that gave you this error did not categorize the error.

Useful links:

  1. MSDN - HRESULT Format
  2. MSDN - HRESULT Error List

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