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dhoke wrote:

>Given the details below, what resource is insufficient?
>   Result := GDICheck(CreateCompatibleBitmap(ScreenDC, bmWidth, bmHeight))

>The width/height are 4000/2500.  The desktop screen setup 
>has dual monitors with both set at 1280x1024, 32-bit color quality.

So, you are creating a BMP of 4000 x 2500 x 4 bytes, or 40 MB.

>The code fails with the GDICheck()) resulting in an EOutOfResources 
>exception (the GetLastError() from CreateCompatibleBitmap() (as viewed with 
>debugger in GDIError(), called from GDICheck()) appears to be 8.)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928726
CAUSE
This issue occurs if the Graphical Device Interface (GDI) has insufficient memory.

System Error Codes:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms681381(VS.85).aspx

GDI Heap:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125699

MS Bug:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319740
Another one:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299533

Those and more....
http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?brand=Msdn&refinement=&locale=en-us&lang=&query=gdi