2 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/zencore/except.cpp b/zencore/except.cpp
index 00cb826f6..9bd447308 100644
--- a/zencore/except.cpp
+++ b/zencore/except.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ ThrowLastError(std::string_view Message)
 std::string
 GetLastErrorAsString()
 {
-	throw std::error_code(::GetLastError(), std::system_category()).message();
+	return GetWindowsErrorAsString(::GetLastError());
+}
+
+std::string
+GetWindowsErrorAsString(uint32_t Win32ErrorCode)
+{
+	return std::error_code(Win32ErrorCode, std::system_category()).message();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/zencore/include/zencore/except.h b/zencore/include/zencore/except.h
index 0ae31dc71..8625f01d0 100644
--- a/zencore/include/zencore/except.h
+++ b/zencore/include/zencore/except.h
@@ -55,5 +55,18 @@ ThrowSystemException(const char* Message)
 ZENCORE_API void ThrowLastError(std::string_view Message);
 ZENCORE_API void ThrowLastError(std::string_view Message, const std::source_location& Location);
 ZENCORE_API std::string GetLastErrorAsString();
+ZENCORE_API std::string GetWindowsErrorAsString(uint32_t Win32ErrorCode);
+
+inline std::error_code
+MakeWin32ErrorCode(uint32_t Win32ErrorCode) noexcept
+{
+	return std::error_code(Win32ErrorCode, std::system_category());
+}
+
+inline std::error_code
+MakeErrorCodeFromLastError() noexcept
+{
+	return std::error_code(::GetLastError(), std::system_category());
+}
 
 }  // namespace zen