BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus · error · anyhow::Error

ShellExecuteW returned {code}

Error message

ShellExecuteW returned {code}

What it means

Error "ShellExecuteW returned {code}" thrown in BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus.

Source

Thrown at crates/codex-plus-core/src/windows_integration.rs:171

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#[cfg(windows)]
pub fn open_url(url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let operation = wide_null("open");
    let file = wide_null(url);
    let result = unsafe {
        ShellExecuteW(
            None,
            PCWSTR(operation.as_ptr()),
            PCWSTR(file.as_ptr()),
            PCWSTR::null(),
            PCWSTR::null(),
            SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE,
        )
    };
    let code = result.0 as isize;
    if code <= 32 {
        anyhow::bail!("ShellExecuteW returned {code}");
    }
    Ok(())
}

#[cfg(windows)]
pub fn set_current_user_string_value(subkey: &str, name: &str, value: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    with_created_current_user_key(subkey, |key| {
        let value = wide_null(value);
        let bytes = slice_as_u8(&value);
        unsafe {
            RegSetValueExW(
                key,
                PCWSTR(wide_null(name).as_ptr()),
                0,
                REG_SZ,
                Some(bytes),
            )
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/codex-plus-core/src/windows_integration.rs:171 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus@1f431ae49b (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2a57c9dbb5dfd769. Report an issue: GitHub.