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Errors are represented by negative values and cannot be combined.

This table lists the values that can be returned by all methods of the IDirectDraw, IDirectDrawSurface, and IDirectDrawClipperinterfaces.

For a list of the error codes that each method can return, see the method description.

Return code Description

DD_OK

The request completed successfully.

DDERR_CANTCREATEDC

Windows cannot create any more device contexts (DCs), or a DC was requested for a palette-indexed surface when the surface had no palette and the display mode was not palette-indexed (that is, DirectDraw cannot select a proper palette into the DC).

DDERR_CANTLOCKSURFACE

Access to this surface is refused because an attempt was made to lock the primary surface without DCI support.

DDERR_CLIPPERISUSINGHWND

An attempt was made to set a clip list for a DirectDrawClipperobject that is already monitoring a window handle.

DDERR_COLORKEYNOTSET

No source color key is specified for this operation.

DDERR_CURRENTLYNOTAVAIL

No support is currently available.

DDERR_DCALREADYCREATED

A device context (DC) has already been returned for this surface. Only one DC can be retrieved for each surface.

DDERR_DEVICEDOESNTOWNSURFACE

Surfaces created by one DirectDraw device cannot be used directly by another DirectDraw device.

DDERR_DIRECTDRAWALREADYCREATED

A DirectDrawobject representing this driver has already been created for this process.

DDERR_EXCLUSIVEMODEALREADYSET

An attempt was made to set the cooperative level when it was already set to exclusive.

DDERR_GENERIC

There is an undefined error condition.

DDERR_HEIGHTALIGN

The height of the provided rectangle is not a multiple of the required alignment.

DDERR_IMPLICITLYCREATED

The surface cannot be restored because it is an implicitly created surface.

DDERR_INCOMPATIBLEPRIMARY

The primary surface creation request does not match the existing primary surface.

DDERR_INVALIDCAPS

One or more of the capability bits passed to the callback function are incorrect.

DDERR_INVALIDCLIPLIST

DirectDraw does not support the provided clip list.

DDERR_INVALIDMODE

DirectDraw does not support the requested mode.

DDERR_INVALIDOBJECT

DirectDraw received a pointer that was an invalid DirectDrawobject.

DDERR_INVALIDPARAMS

One or more of the parameters passed to the method are incorrect.

DDERR_INVALIDPIXELFORMAT

The pixel format was invalid as specified.

DDERR_INVALIDPOSITION

The position of the overlay on the destination is no longer valid.

DDERR_INVALIDRECT

The provided rectangle was invalid.

DDERR_LOCKEDSURFACES

One or more surfaces are locked, causing the failure of the requested operation.

DDERR_MOREDATA

There is more data available than the specified buffer size can hold.

DDERR_NOALPHAHW

No alpha acceleration hardware is present or available, causing the failure of the requested operation.

DDERR_NOBLTHW

No blitter hardware is present.

DDERR_NOCLIPLIST

No clip list is available.

DDERR_NOCLIPPERATTACHED

No DirectDrawClipperobject is attached to the surface object.

DDERR_NOCOLORCONVHW

The operation cannot be carried out because no color-conversion hardware is present or available.

DDERR_NOCOLORKEYHW

The operation cannot be carried out because there is no hardware support for the destination color key.

DDERR_NOCOOPERATIVELEVELSET

A create function is called without the IDirectDraw::SetCooperativeLevelmethod being called.

DDERR_NODC

No DC has been created for this surface.

DDERR_NOFLIPHW

Flipping visible surfaces is not supported.

DDERR_NOOVERLAYDEST

The IDirectDrawSurface::GetOverlayPositionmethod is called on an overlay but the IDirectDrawSurface::UpdateOverlaymethod has not been called on to establish a destination.

DDERR_NOOVERLAYHW

The operation cannot be carried out because no overlay hardware is present or available.

DDERR_NOPALETTEATTACHED

No palette object is attached to this surface.

DDERR_NOPALETTEHW

There is no hardware support for 16- or 256-color palettes.

DDERR_NORASTEROPHW

The operation cannot be carried out because no appropriate raster operation hardware is present or available.

DDERR_NOSTRETCHHW

The operation cannot be carried out because there is no hardware support for stretching.

DDERR_NOTAOVERLAYSURFACE

An overlay component is called for a non-overlay surface.

DDERR_NOTFLIPPABLE

An attempt has been made to flip a surface that cannot be flipped.

DDERR_NOTFOUND

The requested item was not found.

DDERR_NOTLOCKED

An attempt is made to unlock a surface that was not locked.

DDERR_NOTPALETTIZED

The surface being used is not a palette-based surface.

DDERR_NOVSYNCHW

The operation cannot be carried out because there is no hardware support for vertical blank synchronized operations.

DDERR_NOZOVERLAYHW

Not supported.

DDERR_OUTOFCAPS

The hardware needed for the requested operation has already been allocated.

DDERR_OUTOFMEMORY

DirectDraw does not have enough memory to perform the operation.

DDERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY

DirectDraw does not have enough display memory to perform the operation.

DDERR_OVERLAPPINGRECTS

Operation could not be carried out because the source and destination rectangles are on the same surface and overlap each other.

DDERR_OVERLAYNOTVISIBLE

The IDirectDrawSurface::GetOverlayPositionmethod is called on a hidden overlay.

DDERR_PALETTEBUSY

Access to this palette is refused because the palette is locked by another thread.

DDERR_PRIMARYSURFACEALREADYEXISTS

This process has already created a primary surface.

DDERR_REGIONTOOSMALL

The region passed to the IDirectDrawClipper::GetClipListmethod is too small.

DDERR_SURFACEBUSY

Access to the surface is refused because the surface is locked by another thread.

DDERR_SURFACELOST

Access to the surface is refused because the surface memory is gone. Call the IDirectDrawSurface::Restoremethod on this surface to restore the memory associated with it.

DDERR_TOOBIGHEIGHT

The height requested by DirectDraw is too large.

DDERR_TOOBIGSIZE

The size requested by DirectDraw is too large. However, the individual height and width are valid sizes.

DDERR_TOOBIGWIDTH

The width requested by DirectDraw is too large.

DDERR_UNSUPPORTED

The operation is not supported.

DDERR_UNSUPPORTEDFORMAT

The pixel format requested is not supported by DirectDraw.

DDERR_VERTICALBLANKINPROGRESS

A vertical blank is in progress.

DDERR_VIDEONOTACTIVE

The video port is not active.

DDERR_WASSTILLDRAWING

The previous blit operation that is transferring information to or from this surface is incomplete.

DDERR_WRONGMODE

This surface cannot be restored because it was created in a different mode.

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