TargetInvocationException was unhandled - c#

Question

i really can't figure out what's happening and why it keeps happening
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

the code was running in the frm5

then the error shows at
Program.cs:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace BlueStitch
{
    static class Program
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new frmMain());
        }
    }
}  

it was in the line Application.Run(new frmMain());

it says TargetInvocationException was unhandled - Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

this the exception

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
at System.Drawing.Image.get_FrameDimensionsList()
at System.Drawing.ImageAnimator.CanAnimate(Image image)
at System.Drawing.ImageAnimator.ImageInfo..ctor(Image image)
at System.Drawing.ImageAnimator.Animate(Image image, EventHandler onFrameChangedHandler)
at System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox.Animate(Boolean animate)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.SetVisibleCore(Boolean value)
at BlueStitch.frmStitch.backgroundWorker1_RunWorkerCompleted(Object sender, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs e) in C:\Users\Freddie Rosillo\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\BlueStitch\BlueStitch\BlueStitch\frmStitch.cs:line 976
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks)
at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(Object[] args)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
at BlueStitch.Program.Main() in C:\Users\Freddie Rosillo\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\BlueStitch\BlueStitch\BlueStitch\Program.cs:line 21

Answer 1

You are executing some code inside your frmMain constructor that shouldn't be executed there. Move that code and execute it on Form Shown event.

Answer 2

I'm not much of graphics man, but the failing line:

System.Drawing.Image.get_FrameDimensionsList()

Makes a few GDI+ calls and seems to want certain values for the FrameDimensionsCount of the image... is it animated gifs you're dealing? Or TIFFs?

Check out the docs for GdipImageGetFrameDimensionsCount and see if anything twigs. Decompiled failing getter below:

[Browsable(false)]
    public Guid[] FrameDimensionsList
    {
      get
      {
        int count;
        int frameDimensionsCount = SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.GdipImageGetFrameDimensionsCount(new HandleRef((object) this, this.nativeImage), out count);
        if (frameDimensionsCount != 0)
          throw SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.StatusException(frameDimensionsCount);
        if (count <= 0)
          return new Guid[0];
        int num1 = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof (Guid));
        IntPtr num2 = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(num1 * count);
        if (num2 == IntPtr.Zero)
          throw SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.StatusException(3);
        int frameDimensionsList = SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.GdipImageGetFrameDimensionsList(new HandleRef((object) this, this.nativeImage), num2, count);
        if (frameDimensionsList != 0)
        {
          Marshal.FreeHGlobal(num2);
          throw SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.StatusException(frameDimensionsList);
        }
        else
        {
          Guid[] guidArray = new Guid[count];
          try
          {
            for (int index = 0; index < count; ++index)
              guidArray[index] = (Guid) System.Drawing.UnsafeNativeMethods.PtrToStructure((IntPtr) ((long) num2 + (long) (num1 * index)), typeof (Guid));
          }
          finally
          {
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(num2);
          }
          return guidArray;
        }
      }
    }