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[SIC Games]

I took Kunos advice and started to create a Managed DLL file to put in C#. This is just a level editor, so seemed a better ideal. I did some research and a IntPtr is Handle for a windows form control. So, I'm trying to put the DirectX inside a Panel control. I tested out a test out DLL of just returning a string in the Managed DLL and it worked well in C#.

On additional notes, I tried to have it the OutputWindow as a IntPtr in C++ but insisted it has to be a HWND.

It may just be simple and I've over looked something.

Here's the Managed DLL compiled as Old Syntax CLI.

HWND InitD3D(HWND h)
{
_h = h;
    // create a struct to hold information about the swap chain
    DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC scd;
    // clear out the struct for use
    ZeroMemory(&scd, sizeof(DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC));
    // fill the swap chain description struct
    scd.BufferCount = 1;								    // one back buffer
    scd.BufferDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;	 // use 32-bit color
    scd.BufferUsage = DXGI_USAGE_RENDER_TARGET_OUTPUT;	  // how swap chain is to be used
    scd.OutputWindow = _h;							    // the window to be used
    scd.SampleDesc.Count = 1;							   // how many multisamples
    scd.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;							 // multisample quality level
    scd.Windowed = TRUE;								    // windowed/full-screen mode

inside the private function I have the HWND _h;

I was thinking, well okay maybe it needs to return the handle. So perhaps, it needs to set it which I thought it was doing it.

Inside the C# Form1_Load I have this snipplet.

SICGames.Engine SE = new SICGames.Engine();
		    IntPtr _DXView = panel1.Handle;
		    SE.InitD3D(_DXView);

I know that the Overloaded Method Match is because the arguments don't match. If there is a work around or possible a small tiny mistake I'm doign that can pointed out that would be awesome. A IntPtr should be fine with HWND, right? Thanks everyone!

[SIC Games]

With more tackling it - I finally got it! I'll have a preview of what the editor looks like soon.