DirectX error

[fireb1ade]

Hi guys,

I have this strange error when loading a mme rom in GameEX (8.20), which has always worked without incident!

DXdiag shows no errors and Mame32 (116) runs with no problems... any suggestions would be appreciated!

ps, this only happens when GameEX is in full screen mode...

17:43:01.3 01/07/2007: Initializing MCE Remote

17:43:01.3 01/07/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

17:43:01.3 01/07/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

17:43:01.6 01/07/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

17:43:10.8 01/07/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting

17:43:10.8 01/07/2007: Closing database connection

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: First Exception:

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: Error in the application.

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawBackground()

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.LaunchSelectedMAMEGame()

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.processgamemenu()

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame()

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: Last Exception:

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: Error in the application.

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawBackground()

17:43:10.9 01/07/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame()

Thanks in advance!

[Adultery]

I can't be positive without seeing your entire log, but it seems like a theme related error to me. That or a codec related one, but I'm leaning more to the theme. Try using GameEx's default theme and see if it works.

[Tom Speirs]

I can't be positive without seeing your entire log, but it seems like a theme related error to me. That or a codec related one, but I'm leaning more to the theme. Try using GameEx's default theme and see if it works.

Yes, have to agree there. Almost certain its theme related, so yes, check codec, I think Ive seen this before.

Its failing when its trying to draw the background, which Im guessing here is a video.

EDIT: Folks thats why it always helps to give the whole log. Any errors never do tell me exactly what's wrong, all it tells me is that particualy sub routine of function entry point of where the error occured.

[fireb1ade]

Heh, I will put the full log next time, sorry bout that. If I had, you would have seen that I needed to change the DirectX blitter, as I had switched it somehow!

Thanks for your suggestions though, and thanks for an awesome piece of software