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Calls IErrorInfo::GetDescription function.
_bstr_t Description( ) const;
Returns the result of IErrorInfo::GetDescription for the IErrorInfo object recorded within the _com_error object. The resulting BSTR is encapsulated in a _bstr_t object. If no IErrorInfo is recorded, it returns an empty _bstr_t.
Calls the IErrorInfo::GetDescription function and retrieves IErrorInfo recorded within the _com_error object. Any failure while calling the IErrorInfo::GetDescription method is ignored.
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