OutputDebugMessage and Direct3D?

If the debug files are the files I think your talking about (I can''t find the extras folder you referenced) they''re really a pain to set up if you want to get the output.

First, you have to define your app name in the debug.h file (and maybe something else), and include the files in your project. Then, you use DPF() to do your debug output. It works just like printf, execept it has an extra parameter (the first one) that you use for telling it the output level you want it to output at (1 is highest).

When you want to see the output, open win.ini, and add a section called debug, and a key that is the same as the appname you specified in the header file, and set it equal to the debug level you wish to see.

[debug]
myapp=10

BTW, the files I''m talking about are debug.c and debug.h and they were on the dx5 sdk, and the dx6 sdk, but I can''t find them in dx7.

I made some modifications to them so that you can use command line arguments to set the level and make it log to a file as well. I got tired of having to open win.ini every time I wanted to change the level. Send me mail if you want to see.

Mark Fassett
Laughing Dragon Entertainment
http://www.laughing-dragon.com

oh, sorry. if you dl''d the sdk, you should have "extras\symbols\win..." that contained a bunch of .sym files for win2000 and win98. if you have the cd, it''s under "dxf\extras\...". but i don''t know what they''re for.

they''re described in dxreadme.txt as: "we have added symbol files to assist developers with debugging, you will find both retail and debug for win9x and win2k (.sym & .pdb)"

i just figured i could use all the debugging help i could get.
thanks for that other info, i''ll look into it.


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