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4/8/2010

Loads and initializes the DirectDraw library in the specified area.

Syntax 

HRESULT LoadDirectDraw(
  LPSTR 
szDevice 
);

Parameters

szDevice

This parameter is optional; if omitted, this method loads DirectDraw to the base drawing area.

Return Value

Returns S_OK if DirectDraw loaded correctly or E_NOINTERFACE otherwise.

Remarks

DirectDraw is not always available, so applications cannot statically link to the library. Therefore, this member function loads the library, gets the function entry point addresses, and calls them to create the driver objects.

Call this member function before calling CLoadDirectDraw::GetDirectDrawto retrieve the IDirectDrawinterface.

Requirements

Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later
Note Microsoft DirectShow applications and DirectShow filters have different include file and Library requirements
For more information, see Setting Up the Build Environment,
Version 2.12 requires DXPAK 1.0 or later