HRESULT hRet;
	m_width = 256;
	m_height = 256;

	try
	{
	hRet = D3DXCreateTextureFromFileEx( Graphics.m_pd3dDevice,
                                 "Terrain/ball.bmp",
                                 m_width, //D3DX_DEFAULT, // I had to set width manually. D3DPOOL_DEFAULT works for textures but causes problems for D3DXSPRITE.
                                 m_height, //D3DX_DEFAULT, // I had to set height manually. D3DPOOL_DEFAULT works for textures but causes problems for D3DXSPRITE.
                                 1,   // Don't create mip-maps when you plan on using D3DXSPRITE. It throws off the pixel math for sprite animation.
                                 D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC, // usage
                                 D3DFMT_R8G8B8, //D3DFMT_UNKNOWN, // format
                                 D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, // pool
                                 D3DX_DEFAULT, // filter
                                 D3DX_DEFAULT, // mipfilter
                                 D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,1.0f), //colorkey
                                 NULL, // sourceinfo
                                 NULL, // pallete
                                 &m_pTex );

	}
	catch(...)
	{
		debug << "Exception" << endl;
	}

	if(FAILED(hRet))
	{
		debug << "Create surface failed: " << hRet << endl;
		if(hRet == D3DERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY)
		{
			debug << "D3DERR_OUTOFVIDEOMEMORY" << endl;
		}
		if(hRet == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL)
		{
			debug << "D3DERR_INVALIDCALL" << endl;
		}
		if(hRet == D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE)
		{
			debug << "D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE" << endl;
		}
		if(hRet == D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA)
		{
			debug << "D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA" << endl;
		}
		if(hRet == E_OUTOFMEMORY)
		{
			debug << "E_OUTOFMEMORY" << endl;
		}
	}