Windows GDI Export Options

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The Export Options dialog box allows you to specify options which determine how information in the file is exported.

File Description

General Messages

Windows GDI-specific Messages


Windows GDI (Metafile) File Description

Graphical information may be stored in Windows GDI (Graphical Device Interface) metafile (or picture) file format.  These files are also known as "placeable" metafiles (.WMF file extension), since many Windows applications can import these files and place the picture into a document.

GDI metafiles are binary (i.e., they can't be modified with a text editor or word processor).  A typical .WMF file begins with a header record containing information about the picture (such as the image extents).  The rest of the file contains a journal of the GDI calls the application made to produce the picture.

Exporting to a GDI metafile is useful when a picture must be moved to a computer that does not have this application installed.  The .WMF file can be placed on the other computer and the picture can be imported into another application and placed in a document.


Windows GDI-specific Messages

The following messages may appear while exporting Windows GDI metafiles.

Brush out of sync

Can't create brush

Can't create pen

Device can't support non-monochrome bitmap brush

Pen out of sync

Problem closing metafile


 Brush out of sync

The program has detected a non-fatal internal error.  If this situation persists, contact Technical Support.


Can't create brush

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  If this situation persists, contact Technical Support.


Can't create pen

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  If this situation persists, contact Technical Support.


Device can't support non-monochrome bitmap brush

The output device can only support monochrome (black & white) bitmaps as object fill patterns.  A solid fill pattern was substituted instead of the color bitmap.  Even though this situation is non-fatal, you should choose fill patterns that work within the capabilities of the output device.


Pen out of sync

The program has detected a non-fatal internal error.  If this situation persists, contact Technical Support.


Problem closing metafile

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  If this situation persists, contact Technical Support.


General Messages

The following messages may appear while exporting files in any format.

Can't load Output Processor resource

Coordinate conversion error

Could not create the Output Device Context

Error opening the export file

Error reading Output Processor profile information

Error while writing to export file

Internal inconsistency in Output Processor

Invalid Output Device Context handle

Invalid Output Processor caller instance handle

No pushed ODC to pop

ODC has no associated Windows DC

Out of global memory

Out of local memory

Output Processor can't create a BeginPaint ODC

Output Processor can't create a Bitmap ODC

Output Processor can't create a Metafile ODC

Output Processor can't create a Printer ODC

Output Processor can't create a Window ODC

Output Processor doesn't support GSODevToLog

Output Processor doesn't support GSOGetOutputCaps

Output Processor doesn't support GSOLogToDev

Output Processor doesn't support GSOSet/GetViewport

Output Processor passed bad parameter

Unknown fill pattern type


Can't load Output Processor resource

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Coordinate conversion error

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Could not create the Output Device Context

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Error opening the export file

The file you specified cannot be created or modified.  Make sure there is ample free space on the output device and you have the proper file access permissions.


Error reading Output Processor profile information

Information stored in the application's .INI file could not be located.  If the .INI file is corrupted, you will need to restore a backup copy or, possibly, reinstall the stoftware.  You should probably check with Technical Support before proceeding.


Error while writing to export file

Make sure there is ample free space on the output device and you have the proper file access permissions.  It is also possible that free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.


Internal inconsistency in Output Processor

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Invalid Output Device Context handle

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Invalid Output Processor caller instance handle

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


No pushed ODC to pop

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


ODC has no associated Windows DC

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Out of global memory

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Out of local memory

Free memory may be exhausted, or memory contents are corrupted.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Output Processor can't create a BeginPaint ODC

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor can't create a Bitmap ODC

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor can't create a Metafile ODC

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor can't create a Printer ODC

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor can't create a Window ODC

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor doesn't support GSODevToLog

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor doesn't support GSOGetOutputCaps

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor doesn't support GSOLogToDev

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor doesn't support GSOSet/GetViewport

The application has requested the Output Processor DLL perform an unsupported operation.  This is probably indicative of an internal error.  Close the application, then restart it.  If this problem persists, contact Technical Support.


Output Processor passed bad parameter

The program has detected an internal error.  Close all active applications and restart Windows.  Please report this situation to Technical Support.


Unknown fill pattern type

The application has requested that the Output Processor DLL fill the interior of an object with a pattern the Output Processor doesn't support.  Choose a different fill pattern.