translating to vb 2005 (form.hWnd) using directX 7

[thesayan]

hello, i am attempting to translate some code from vb6 into vb 2005 that draws sprites from graphics designs. i am having trouble on the form trying to draw to back buffer surface.

'vb6 code

Dim lWindowHandle As Long

Private Sub Form_Load()
Static lStartTime As Long
Static lCounter As Long
Static lNewTime As Long

With Form1
.Width = SCREENWIDTH
.Height = SCREENHEIGHT
.KeyPreview = True
End With

Form1.Show()
*** lWindowHandle = Form1.hWnd***

this is where my error is. it gives me the 'hWnd is not a member of application.form1' error. from what i was told, hWnd is automatically generated. perhaps someone knows where i can find the vb.NET equivalent to this statement?

[thesayan]

i am having trouble on the form trying to draw to back buffer surface.

edit: its actually the primary directdraw object, not the back buffer.