#ifndef UNICODE
#define UNICODE
#endif
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main(void)
{
LPWSTR pMessage = L"%1!*.*s! %4 %5!*s!";
DWORD_PTR pArgs[] = { (DWORD_PTR)4, (DWORD_PTR)2, (DWORD_PTR)L"Bill", // %1!*.*s! refers back to the first insertion string in pMessage
(DWORD_PTR)L"Bob", // %4 refers back to the second insertion string in pMessage
(DWORD_PTR)6, (DWORD_PTR)L"Bill" }; // %5!*s! refers back to the third insertion string in pMessage
const DWORD size = 100+1;
WCHAR buffer[size];
if (!FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_STRING | FORMAT_MESSAGE_ARGUMENT_ARRAY,
pMessage,
0,
0,
buffer,
size,
(va_list*)pArgs))
{
wprintf(L"Format message failed with 0x%x\n", GetLastError());
return;
}
// Buffer contains " Bi Bob Bill".
wprintf(L"Formatted message: %s\n", buffer);
}
