SelectObject problem

[CherryTrent]

Can someone help me out? I am new to using DC's and working with pictures, and I am running into a problem. I am trying to select an object to create a dc by doing the following:

Dim DC As Long
Dim Temp As IPictureDisp

DC = CreateCompatibleDC(frmHold.hdc)

Set Temp = frmHold.imgBeginner.Picture

SelectObject DC, Temp

srcDC=DC

DeleteObject Temp
Set Temp = Nothing

Everything works fine up to this point. The DC is created that I want to work with, and I can manipulate the picture just like I want. However, when I go and take a look at my imgBeginner picture, it is wiped out and I can't access it anymore. Why is this?

[Sastraxi]

Its because this kind of thing actually creates some kind of pseudo-pointer, selectobject it with nothing again and it'll be changed (I think).

[CherryTrent]

Sastraxi,

How would I SelectObject it again with nothing in it? Would I just use something like

SelectObject 0, Empty

If so, I tried that and it didn't change anything

[CherryTrent]

I figured out my problem.

I wasn't releasing the DC when I was done with it. All I needed to do was to put in:

DeleteDC srcDC

when I was finished using it, and everythig works fine now.

[Sastraxi]

Ah. I see; it must've been something else that had that DC pointer prob, glad you figured it out.