Platform SDK: DirectX

Return Values

Errors are represented by negative values and cannot be combined. This table lists the values that can be returned by all IDirectSound and IDirectSoundBuffer methods. For a list of the error codes each method can return, see the individual method descriptions.

DS_OK
The request completed successfully.
DSERR_ACCESSDENIED
The request failed because access was denied.
DSERR_ALLOCATED
The request failed because resources, such as a priority level, were already in use by another caller.
DSERR_ALREADYINITIALIZED
The object is already initialized.
DSERR_BADFORMAT
The specified wave format is not supported.
DSERR_BUFFERLOST
The buffer memory has been lost and must be restored.
DSERR_CONTROLUNAVAIL
The buffer control (volume, pan, and so on) requested by the caller is not available.
DSERR_GENERIC
An undetermined error occurred inside the DirectSound subsystem.
DSERR_HWUNAVAIL
The DirectSound hardware device is unavailable.
DSERR_INVALIDCALL
This function is not valid for the current state of this object.
DSERR_INVALIDPARAM
An invalid parameter was passed to the returning function.
DSERR_NOAGGREGATION
The object does not support aggregation.
DSERR_NODRIVER
No sound driver is available for use.
DSERR_NOINTERFACE
The requested COM interface is not available.
DSERR_OTHERAPPHASPRIO
Another application has a higher priority level, preventing this call from succeeding
DSERR_OUTOFMEMORY
The DirectSound subsystem could not allocate sufficient memory to complete the caller's request.
DSERR_PRIOLEVELNEEDED
The caller does not have the priority level required for the function to succeed.
DSERR_UNINITIALIZED
The IDirectSound::Initialize method has not been called or has not been called successfully before other methods were called.
DSERR_UNSUPPORTED
The function called is not supported at this time.