Bitmap to surface...

[Jameson]

ok...

This isn't working, and I dont know why, when I pass the resulting
surface to StretchRectangle I get the awsome "error in application"
haha... anyway. Is this not the right way (using .Net 3.5 runtime and
the latest DirectX Dev Kit form March) to turn a bitmap into a
surface?

Public Function img2surface(ByVal img As Bitmap) As Direct3D.Surface
Dim image As Direct3D.Surface
image = New Direct3D.Surface(device, img,
Direct3D.Pool.Default)
Return image
End Function

 

[Jameson]

No ideas?

 

[Jameson]

I'm referencing DirectX in VB2008 DOTNET, not using XNA. The Bitmap is the
appropriate size. I'm stumped as to what is going on. If I don't try to
draw anything, I get my nice blue screen. So I am assuimg everything up to
that point is ok.

 

[Jameson]

If I use XNA don't my customers then have to download and install XNA,
directx is basicly on every machine and since I am only going to be using
really basic operations (NO 3D what so ever) is XNA still the best choice?

 

[Göran Andersson]

The Bitmap is
the appropriate size. I'm stumped as to what is going on. If I don't
try to draw anything, I get my nice blue screen. So I am assuimg
everything up to that point is ok.

What's the pixel format of the bitmap? I guess that the method won't
convert the pixel format, so it should probably be 24 bit or 32 bit.