Running DirectX.Net Applications inside VS?

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Alex Maghen

I am trying to run my application from inside Visual Studio. It uses the
Managed DirectX SDK. When I run it from INSIDE VS, I get this runtime error:

"LoaderLock was detected
Message: DLL
'C:\Windows\assembly\GAC\Microsoft.DirectX\1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.DirectX.dll'
is attempting managed execution inside OS Loader lock. Do not attempt to run
managed code inside a DllMain or image initialization function since doing so
can cause the application to hang."

If I then go and run it from OUTSIDE the VS IDE, it runs fine, but then I
don't ge the advantages of debugging, etc. What's this about?

Thanks.

Alex
 
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Linda Liu[MSFT]

Hi Alex,

What version of DirectX SDK are you using?
Which line of code in your application causes this exception?

Firstly, Managed debugging assistants (MDAs) are debugging aids that work
in conjunction with the common language runtime (CLR) to provide
information on runtime state. The LoaderLock MDA detects attempts to
execute managed code on a thread that holds the Microsoft Windows operating
system loader lock.

I serached in our internal database and found a similar case in it. In that
case, the customer created a Windows application using managed DirectX SDK
and got LoaderLock MDA error when debugging on the following line of code:

Dim x as microsoft.directx.directsound.device

It was confirmed a known issue of managed DirectX and it hasn't been fixed
so far. However, this problem only exists when debugging application in VS
IDE. The temporary workaround is to turn off the LoaderLock MDA. To do
this, select menu Debug | Exceptions. In the Exception dialog, expand the
Managed Debugging Assistants node and clear the checkbox under the Thrown
column of the LoaderLock node.

Hope this helps.
If you have any concern, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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Linda Liu[MSFT]

Hi Alex,

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this issue. If you have any concern, please feel free to let me know.

Thank you for using our MSDN Managed Newsgroup Support Service!

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support
 

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