ExtTextOutW Failing

[manish_cg]

hi gurus,

i am trying to display font glpyhs.
i am writing glyphs into a bitmap using ExtTextOutW().
but few times (randomly) it is failing with getlasterror 5

Any clues??

i didnt get any info related to this API failure?

[golanshahar]

error 5 means access is denied. can you send the project so i can take a look?

Cheers

[manish_cg]

hi,

thanx for the reply.

but sorry i could not post the code. :(

Could you tell me any possible reason for the api failure.

the return error code isnt consistent.mostly its 5 but i also got 8 and 0.

[Siddhartha]

Could you tell me any possible reason for the api failure.

the return error code isnt consistent.mostly its 5 but i also got 8 and 0.You must use the Error Code found using GetLastError (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/debug/base/getlasterror.asp) to get the Error Message (Text) using FormatMessage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/debug/base/formatmessage.asp).

Or simply copy-paste the code from this FAQ (http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318721) to find out the real reason behind the failure.

It will help you locate the problem.