Direct2D, suspicious error output in console

[docschnipp]

when using Direct2D, I am getting a suspicious error message in the console
during the RenderTarget->BeginDraw() call:

First-chance exception at 0x75bfb727 in testd2dui.exe: Microsoft C++
exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0018ea60..

the code that creates my DCRenderTarget is as follows:

...
mHelper = new ContextInternals();
mHelper->mTargetProperties = D2D1::RenderTargetProperties();
mHelper->mTargetProperties.pixelFormat.format =
DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
mHelper->mTargetProperties.pixelFormat.alphaMode =
D2D1_ALPHA_MODE_IGNORE;
mHelper->mTargetProperties.usage =
D2D1_RENDER_TARGET_USAGE_GDI_COMPATIBLE;

HRESULT f =
mHelper->mFactory->CreateDCRenderTarget(&mHelper->mTargetProperties,&(mHelper->mGraphics));
mHelper->mRect = rect;
mHelper->mGraphics->BindDC( (HDC) systemContext, &mHelper->mRect);
mHelper->mGraphics->BeginDraw(); //<- issues error message
...

can anyone give me a hint why this is happening? Is one of the parameters
for the TargetProperties not chosen well?

thanks
doc

[Richard [Microsoft Direct3D MVP]]

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>First-chance exception at 0x75bfb727 in testd2dui.exe: Microsoft C++
>exception: _com_error at memory location 0x0018ea60..

Does that exception come all the way out to your code, or is it
handled by MS code?
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[docschnipp]

"Richard [Microsoft Direct3D MVP]" wrote:

The exception seems to be handled in MS code, but logged to the console.
I just wonder if it is something I need to be concerned about, maybe wrong
parameters to the TargetProperties or so...?

I've seen that more people found this, but yet, no one had a good answer to
it, just the usual hints to check your parameters to the function.

thanks
doc

[docschnipp]

"docschnipp" wrote:

> I've seen that more people found this, but yet, no one had a good answer to
> it, just the usual hints to check your parameters to the function.

actually it only seems to happen, when I am debugging via remote terminal,
not when I am sitting right in front..

could this be it?

thanks
doc

[Richard [Microsoft Direct3D MVP]]

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>The exception seems to be handled in MS code, but logged to the console.

If it doesn't come back to your code as a failed error code or
anything else, then its nothing you need to be concerned about.