2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/compat/win32.cpp b/src/compat/win32.cpp
index 2a43ff9..b689322 100644
--- a/src/compat/win32.cpp
+++ b/src/compat/win32.cpp
@@ -162,5 +162,27 @@ int Bu::Winsock2::__WSAFDIsSet( SOCKET s, fd_set *set ) {
         return (*Bu::Winsock2::_fnptr___WSAFDIsSet)( s, set );
 }
 
+Bu::String Bu::getLastWinError()
+{
+    LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
+    DWORD dw = GetLastError(); 
+
+    FormatMessageA(
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | 
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
+        NULL,
+        dw,
+        MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+        (LPSTR) &lpMsgBuf,
+        0, NULL );
+
+        Bu::String sRet( (char *)lpMsgBuf );
+
+    LocalFree(lpMsgBuf);
+
+        return sRet;
+}
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/compat/win32.h b/src/compat/win32.h
index 67d80d3..1d82fbe 100644
--- a/src/compat/win32.h
+++ b/src/compat/win32.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ namespace Bu
                 static char scode[15];
                 static char *gai_strerror( int iCode );
         };
+
+        Bu::String getLastWinError();
 };
 
 #ifdef FD_ISSET