FIX: "AtlReportError: no overloaded function takes X parameters"

RESOLUTION

1. Use the CComCoClass static member Error() which accepts default arguments. For example, replace:

         return AtlReportError(
            CLSID_PolyCtl, _T("Must have between 3&100 sides"));
   						

   with:

         // If your class is derived from CComCoClass<CMyClass,
         // &CLSID_MyClass>:
         return Error(_T("Must must have between 3 & 100 sides"));
   
         // If not derived from CComCoClass<>:
         return CComCoClass<CMyClass, &CLSID_MyClass>::Error(
            _T("Must must have between 3 & 100 sides"));
   							

2. Modify \vc98\atl\include\atlcom.h so that all the function prototypes for AtlReportError() accept default arguments. Essentially use the same prototypes used in ATL 2.1. The following code lists the various prototypes of AtlReportError and their default argument equivalents in the same order as AtlCom.h:
   
   
   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid, UINT nID,
              const IID& iid, HRESULT hRes, HINSTANCE hInst)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid, UINT nID,
           const IID& iid = GUID_NULL, HRESULT hRes = 0,
           HINSTANCE hInst = _Module.GetResourceInstance())
     									

   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid, UINT nID,
              DWORD dwHelpID, LPCOLESTR lpszHelpFile, const IID& iid, HRESULT
                 hRes,
              HINSTANCE hInst)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid, UINT nID,
              DWORD dwHelpID, LPCOLESTR lpszHelpFile, const IID& iid =
                 GUID_NULL,
              HRESULT hRes = 0, HINSTANCE hInst = _Module.GetResourceInstance())
     									

   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCSTR lpszDesc, DWORD dwHelpID, LPCSTR lpszHelpFile, const IID&
                 iid,
              HRESULT hRes)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCSTR lpszDesc, DWORD dwHelpID, LPCSTR lpszHelpFile,
              const IID& iid = GUID_NULL, HRESULT hRes = 0)
     									

   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCSTR lpszDesc, const IID& iid, HRESULT hRes)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCSTR lpszDesc, const IID& iid = GUID_NULL, HRESULT hRes = 0)
     									

   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCOLESTR lpszDesc, const IID& iid, HRESULT hRes)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCOLESTR lpszDesc, const IID& iid = GUID_NULL, HRESULT hRes = 0)
     									

   • Replace:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCOLESTR lpszDesc, DWORD dwHelpID,LPCOLESTR lpszHelpFile,
              const IID& iid, HRESULT hRes)
     								

     with:

           inline HRESULT WINAPI AtlReportError(const CLSID& clsid,
              LPCOLESTR lpszDesc, DWORD dwHelpID, LPCOLESTR lpszHelpFile,
              const IID& iid = GUID_NULL, HRESULT hRes = 0)