BUG: Playing WMF with a Palette into Another WMF Leaks a Palette Resource (272725)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q272725

SYMPTOMS

When a Windows Metafile (WMF) is created that contains a palette record, and that WMF is playing into another WMF, a palette resource is leaked.

RESOLUTION

To work around this bug, do not play a WMF that contains a palette into another WMF. Instead, for example, play the WMF into a bitmap (DIB) and then put the bitmap in the target WMF. Note that this method results in a loss of scalability.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

To reproduce this bug, create a WMF with a SelectPalette call in it. Then play that WMF into another WMF DC. A palette resource is leaked even if the WMFs are deleted afterwards. The resource is regained when the application exits.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/3/2006
Keywords:kbDSWGDI2003Swept kbbug kbGDI kbMetafile kbnofix kbPalettes KB272725
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