f***ing error codes | GameDev.net

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Dec 5, 2000 at 6:17 AM

error = g_pD3D->CreateDevice(....); sprintf(outstring,"number: %d",error); when i use this to save an error code,i get: "number: -2005532527" great! how can i get the real error code as defined in ddraw.h ?

lakibuk

Dec 5, 2000 at 7:00 AM

now i get
number: 88760091

doesnt help me either,because the errors are defined like this:
#define DDERR_NODRIVERSUPPORT MAKE_DDHRESULT( 697 )

lakibuk

Dec 5, 2000 at 8:05 AM

thanx a lot!

JoeyBlow2

Dec 5, 2000 at 9:37 AM

If you are using DX8, then you can use the macro thats in the Direct3DX library.

const char *Err = DXGetErrorString8(error);

Err will be the error text: "Invalid Pixel Format", etc.

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