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MouGetDevStatus
Bindings: C, MASM
This call returns status flags for the installed mouse device driver.
MouGetDevStatus (DeviceStatus, DeviceHandle)
DeviceStatus (PUSHORT) - output Address of the current status flag settings for the installed mouse device driver.
The return value is a 2-byte set of bit flags.
| Bit | Description |
|---|---|
| 15-10 | Reserved, set to zero. |
| 9 | Set if mouse data returned in mickeys, not pels. |
| 8 | Set if the drawing operations for pointer draw routine are disabled. |
| 7-4 | Reserved, set to zero. |
| 3 | Set if pointer draw routine disabled by unsupported mode. |
| 2 | Set if flush in progress. |
| 1 | Set if block read in progress. |
| 0 | Set if event queue busy with I/O. |
DeviceHandle (HMOU) - input Mouse device handle from a previous MouOpen.
rc (USHORT) - return Return code descriptions are:
| 0 | NO_ERROR |
| 385 | ERROR_MOUSE_NO_DEVICE |
| 466 | ERROR_MOU_DETACHED |
| 501 | ERROR_MOUSE_NO_CONSOLE |
| 505 | ERROR_MOU_EXTENDED_SG |