/*
* Alert box for a failed attempt to write to a file.
- * "err" is assumed to be a UNIX-style errno.
+ * "err" is assumed to be a UNIX-style errno if positive and a
+ * Wiretap error if negative.
*
* XXX - add explanatory secondary text for at least some of the errors;
* various HIGs suggest that you should, for example, suggest that the
void
write_failure_alert_box(const char *filename, int err)
{
- simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
- file_write_error_message(err), filename);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ switch (err) {
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_SHORT_WRITE:
+ simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+ "A full write couldn't be done to the file \"%s\".",
+ filename);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+ "An error occurred while writing to the file \"%s\": %s.",
+ filename, wtap_strerror(err));
+ break;
+ }
+ } else {
+ simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK,
+ file_write_error_message(err), filename);
+ }
}
/*