use FormatMessage() to print some error messages. Patch by Michael Fritscher.

reactos/subsys/system/cmd

diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- cmd.c	6 Jun 2004 17:33:13 -0000	1.15
+++ cmd.c	21 Jun 2004 18:57:22 -0000	1.16
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-/* $Id: cmd.c,v 1.15 2004/06/06 17:33:13 hbirr Exp $

+/* $Id: cmd.c,v 1.16 2004/06/21 18:57:22 weiden Exp $

  *
  *  CMD.C - command-line interface.
  *

@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@

 			OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
   if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsole, &Info) == FALSE)
     {

-      ConErrPrintf (_T("GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo: Error: %ld\n"), GetLastError());

+      ConOutFormatMessage(GetLastError());

       return(1);
     }
   wColor = Info.wAttributes;

reactos/subsys/system/cmd

diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- cmd.h	26 Dec 2003 09:52:37 -0000	1.4
+++ cmd.h	21 Jun 2004 18:57:22 -0000	1.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-/* $Id: cmd.h,v 1.4 2003/12/26 09:52:37 navaraf Exp $

+/* $Id: cmd.h,v 1.5 2004/06/21 18:57:22 weiden Exp $

  *
  *  CMD.H - header file for the modules in CMD.EXE
  *

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@

 VOID ConErrChar (TCHAR);
 VOID ConErrPuts (LPTSTR);
 VOID ConErrPrintf (LPTSTR, ...);

+VOID ConOutFormatMessage (DWORD MessageId, ...);	

 
 SHORT GetCursorX  (VOID);
 SHORT GetCursorY  (VOID);

reactos/subsys/system/cmd

diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- console.c	30 Apr 2004 16:52:41 -0000	1.5
+++ console.c	21 Jun 2004 18:57:22 -0000	1.6
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@

-/* $Id: console.c,v 1.5 2004/04/30 16:52:41 navaraf Exp $

+/* $Id: console.c,v 1.6 2004/06/21 18:57:22 weiden Exp $

  *
  *  CONSOLE.C - console input/output functions.
  *

@@ -223,6 +223,20 @@

 #endif
 }
 

+VOID ConOutFormatMessage (DWORD MessageId, ...)
+{
+	DWORD temp;
+	LPTSTR text;
+	va_list arg_ptr;
+	temp = FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
+	       NULL,
+	       MessageId,
+	       MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+	       (LPTSTR) &text,
+	       0,
+	       &arg_ptr);
+	ConErrPrintf (text);	
+}

 
 VOID ConOutPrintf (LPTSTR szFormat, ...)
 {

reactos/subsys/system/cmd

diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- internal.c	30 Jan 2004 12:34:02 -0000	1.3
+++ internal.c	21 Jun 2004 18:57:22 -0000	1.4
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@

 	if (!SetCurrentDirectory (dir))
 	{
 		//ErrorMessage (GetLastError(), _T("CD"));

-		ConErrPrintf (_T("Dir \"%s\" doesn't seem to exist!"),dir);
-

+		ConOutFormatMessage(GetLastError());
+		

 		/* throw away current directory */
 		free (lpOldPath);
 		lpOldPath = NULL;