| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) |
Places the effect on the device. If the effect is already on the device, then the existing effect is updated to match the values set by the DirectInputEffect.SetParameters method.
object.Download()
If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number may be set to one of the following:
| DIERR_NOTINITIALIZED |
| DIERR_DEVICEFULL |
| DIERR_INCOMPLETEEFFECT |
| DIERR_INPUTLOST |
| DIERR_NOTEXCLUSIVEACQUIRED |
| DIERR_INVALIDPARAM |
| DIERR_EFFECTPLAYING |
The device must be acquired at the exclusive cooperative level for this method to succeed.
It is valid to update an effect while it is playing. The semantics of such an operation are explained in the reference for DirectInputEffect.SetParameters.