Hello,

I'm using vb.net with SlimDX, and have a problem. When creating the device, it gives me this error:

SlimDX.Direct3D9.Direct3D9Exception: D3DERR_INVALIDCALL: Invalid call (-2005530516)
at SlimDX.Result.Throw[T](Object dataKey, Object dataValue)
at SlimDX.Result.Record[T](Int32 hr, Boolean failed, Object dataKey, Object dataValue)
at SlimDX.Direct3D9.Device..ctor(Direct3D direct3D, Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, IntPtr controlHandle, CreateFlags createFlags, PresentParameters[] presentParameters)
at SmallGame.Form1.initializeGraphics() in C:\Users\Rene\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\SmallGame\SmallGame\Form1.vb:line 24
at SmallGame.Form1.Form1_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\Rene\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\SmallGame\SmallGame\Form1.vb:line 38

This is my code:


I've searched, and found some other topics with the same problem. This one. seems to have the same problem. Thier sulution was to call "ZeroMemory" on the DEVICE_PAMAMETERS, after doing "= New PresentParameters", but I don't know how to get the handle of an variable in vb.net.

Please help me,
-René

Quote:Original post by mind in a box
I can't do VB.Net, but I can tell you what you can do instead of ZeroMemory.
Just search in the documentation for the DEVICE_PARAMETERS-Struct and set every single variable you see there to Zero.
ZeroMemory does basically the same.

Don't blame me if there is something similar to ZeroMemory in VB.Net, I've never done it. ;)

Doesn't make a lot of sense... There is an ZeroMemory function in vb.net, but as I said, I just don't know how to get the handle/address of the variable.

Quote:Original post by Buckeye
I'm not a VB person, either, but it's probably something like:

ZeroMemory(DEVICE_PARAMETERS, Size)

Size is a bit more difficult and I'm just parroting what I found by googling. This might work:

Size = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(DEVICE_PARAMETERS)

Well, this is the code I have:

But the problem is, the first variable has to be an IntPtr (Or just be the handle of the variable), but idk how to get that.

Quote:Original post by Buckeye
Did you find anything useful when you googled? I'm assuming you're working to try to solve the problem, also. I got 106,000 hits for "vb.net intptr handle variable."

This one seems to have some info.

If you're not familiar with VB, then perhaps the easiest approach is what mind in a box suggests.

I have not found the article you have right there. I am very familiar to VB.Net, and have implemented it like so:
It does however not work.
I have also tried what MindInABox said, and that also does not work. Keeps returning the same error.