diff --git a/src/comm/OpalRT.cc b/src/comm/OpalRT.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21917ae
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+++ b/src/comm/OpalRT.cc
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+#include "OpalRT.h"
+
+namespace OpalRT
+{
+    //    lastErrorMsg = QString();
+    void OpalErrorMsg::displayLastErrorMsg()
+    {
+        static QString lastErrorMsg;
+        setLastErrorMsg();
+        QMessageBox msgBox;
+        msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
+        msgBox.setText(lastErrorMsg);
+        msgBox.exec();
+    }
+
+    void OpalErrorMsg::setLastErrorMsg()
+    {
+        char* buf = new char[512];
+        unsigned short len;
+        static QString lastErrorMsg;
+        OpalGetLastErrMsg(buf, sizeof(buf), &len);
+        lastErrorMsg.clear();
+        lastErrorMsg.append(buf);
+        delete buf;
+    }
+}