In this post, you’ll learn about the error “WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT 0x803D0000” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT 0x803D0000
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The input data was not in the expected format or did not have the expected value.
