Problem getting DC in Visual C++ 6.0

[User (Legacy)]

Hello, I have been having a problem trying to get a device context of a 

chartfx object.  I am using VC++ 6.0. 

The following code is what I put in: 

   HDC hDevice; 

    hDevice = m_pChartFX->PaintInfo(CPI_GETDC); 

Once I set this in, I get a "error C2679: binary '=' : no operator defined 

which takes a right-hand operand of type 'class _variant_t' (or there is no 

acceptable conversion)" error. 

Am I doing something wrong here?  This seems to be the process that the 

example uses... 

Thank you for your help! 

-- 

Joshua Eanes 

PS.  I have also tried using PaintInfo2.  For example, the following code: 

  HDC hDevice; 

  _variant_t hmel; 

  m_pChartFX->PaintInfo2(CPI_GETDC, hmel, hDevice); 

Gives me a "error C2664: 'PaintInfo2' : cannot convert parameter 3 from 

'struct HDC__ *' to 'struct tagVARIANT *' 

        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires 

reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast" error.