microsoft / microsoft/win32metadata

`ICERR_*` constants should be typed as `LRESULT`

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Description

From the [`ICClose` function documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/vfw/nf-vfw-icclose) it appears that constants such as `ICERR_OK` are expected to be typed as `LRESULT`.
In the metadata today, these `ICERR_*` constants are typed as `int`.

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Research direction

Start with the ICClose documentation linked in the issue, then locate the metadata entries for the ICERR_* constants. Verify the documented LRESULT type against the current int declarations and run the repository's relevant metadata validation or generation checks. The issue names no source file or test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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