07-10-2014, 06:02 PM
I googled for
CreateCompatibleBitmap error 8
Found many results with this problem, but did not find a solution or a reason explained. From what I found, it usually happens only on some (rare) computers, when creating large bitmaps. But we cannot create a smaller bitmap if need whole screen to select from. It seems that in some rare cases CreateCompatibleBitmap uses video memory and then the bitmap size is limited. Also found that it happens more often if there are more applications running, eg multiple Internet Explorer pages. I guess maybe then Windows limits the amount of memory available for each application.
CreateCompatibleBitmap error 8
Found many results with this problem, but did not find a solution or a reason explained. From what I found, it usually happens only on some (rare) computers, when creating large bitmaps. But we cannot create a smaller bitmap if need whole screen to select from. It seems that in some rare cases CreateCompatibleBitmap uses video memory and then the bitmap size is limited. Also found that it happens more often if there are more applications running, eg multiple Internet Explorer pages. I guess maybe then Windows limits the amount of memory available for each application.