well, i'm not too much into vb, but here's what it looks like in my tutorial:
Call objDD.SetCooperativeLevel (Me.hwnd, DDSCL_NORMAL) i don't think the "Call" matters, but do braces help?

If you use the DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE flag you have to also use the DDSCL_FULLSCREEN flag.

In VB,

Call proc(x,y)
is the same as:
proc x, y

And I thought it might be something to do with the fullscreen thing, but I tried modifying the tutorial and taking out that parameter and it still runs without error, although no output is created. But I just tried your suggestion and it worked. WTH? Why doesn't it mess up the tutorial? Oh well.

Thanks.

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Lack

1. No need to pass formx.hwnd just pass 0. Only needed for Fullscreen mode.
2. Exclusive is only for fullscreen mode I believe.

What is wrong with the following:

Set DD = DX.DirectDrawCreate("")

formX.Show
DD.SetCooperativeLevel formX.hWnd,_
DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE
DD.SetDisplayMode 1024, 768, 24, 0,_
DDSDM_DEFAULT

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It highlights setco-op and says invalid argument. formX is the one and only form there, but I can't use Me.hWnd because I'm in a module. This is how the tutorial does it- and that seems to run. Thanks for any help, I'm using VB5 and DX 7 (of course).

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Lack

Thanks, I'll give it a shot. The hWnd isn't required... hmm.

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Lack