DX Problem: loading data into buffer doesn't seem to work

CUSTOMVERTEX vertices[]=	{		//hips 0, +3, 0		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//-1, -1, 0 left leg		{-2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//1, -1, 0 right leg		{2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//0,0,0 chest				//chest  0, 3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//-3, 6, 0 left arm		{-3.0f, 6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//3, 6, 0 right arm		{3.0f, 6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//0, 6, 0 head				//head 0, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		{-1.0f, 2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		{1.0f, 2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		//left arm 3, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//left hand 0, -2, 0		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//right arm -3, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//right hand 0, -2, 0		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//left hand 3, -1, 0		{0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//right hand 3, 1, 0		{0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//left leg -1, -4, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{0.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{-3.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		//right leg 1, -4, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{0.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{3.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},	};	int mySize=3*9*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX);	    // create a vertex buffer interface called v_buffer	HRESULT HR=d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(mySize,                               0,                               CUSTOMFVF,                               D3DPOOL_MANAGED,                               &v_buffer,                               NULL);    VOID* pVoid;    // a void pointer    // lock v_buffer and load the vertices into it    v_buffer->Lock(0, 0, (void**)&pVoid, 0);    memcpy(pVoid, &vertices, sizeof(vertices));    v_buffer->Unlock();

#include <fstream>#include <vector>#include <windows.h>#include <windowsx.h>#include <d3d9.h>#include <d3dx9.h>#include "GameTimer.h"//Borrowed from a book on Direct X 10:/*Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 10, Frank D. Luna*/struct animation{	int triangles[9][10][3];//9 triangles, 10 stages, XYZ angles	int connections[9][4];	/*	0: Hips	1: Chest	2: Head	3: left arm	4: right arm	5: left hand	6: right hand	7: left leg	8: right leg	*/};animation myAnimation;#define SCREEN_WIDTH 800#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 600#pragma comment (lib, "d3d9.lib")#pragma comment (lib, "d3dx9.lib")LPDIRECT3D9 d3d;    // the pointer to our Direct3D interfaceLPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 d3ddev;    // the pointer to the device classLPDIRECT3DVERTEXBUFFER9 v_buffer = NULL;    // the pointer to the vertex buffervoid initD3D(HWND hWnd);    // sets up and initializes Direct3Dvoid render_frame(float);    // renders a single framevoid cleanD3D(void);    // closes Direct3D and releases memoryvoid init_graphics(void);    // 3D declarationsGameTimer myTimer;D3DXMATRIX triangleTransform(float curPercent, int curTriangle, int curStage);struct CUSTOMVERTEX {FLOAT X, Y, Z; DWORD COLOR;};#define CUSTOMFVF (D3DFVF_XYZ | D3DFVF_DIFFUSE)LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,                   HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,                   LPSTR lpCmdLine,                   int nCmdShow){	HWND hWnd;    WNDCLASSEX wc;    ZeroMemory(&wc, sizeof(WNDCLASSEX));    wc.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);    wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;    wc.lpfnWndProc = WindowProc;    wc.hInstance = hInstance;    wc.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);    wc.lpszClassName = L"WindowClass";    RegisterClassEx(&wc);    hWnd = CreateWindowEx(NULL, L"WindowClass", L"Our Direct3D Program",                          WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, 0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT,                          NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);    ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow);    // set up and initialize Direct3D    initD3D(hWnd);    // enter the main loop:    MSG msg;	myTimer.reset();    while(TRUE)    {        while(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))        {            TranslateMessage(&msg);            DispatchMessage(&msg);        }        if(msg.message == WM_QUIT)            break;		myTimer.tick();        render_frame(myTimer.getDeltaTime());    }    // clean up DirectX and COM    cleanD3D();    return msg.wParam;}LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam){    switch(message)    {        case WM_DESTROY:            {                PostQuitMessage(0);                return 0;            } break;    }    return DefWindowProc (hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);}void initD3D(HWND hWnd){    d3d = Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION);    D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp;    ZeroMemory(&d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp));    d3dpp.Windowed = TRUE;    d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;    d3dpp.hDeviceWindow = hWnd;    d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;    d3dpp.BackBufferWidth = SCREEN_WIDTH;    d3dpp.BackBufferHeight = SCREEN_HEIGHT;    d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil = TRUE;    // automatically run the z-buffer for us    d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat = D3DFMT_D16;    // 16-bit pixel format for the z-buffer    // create a device class using this information and the info from the d3dpp stuct    d3d->CreateDevice(D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT,                      D3DDEVTYPE_HAL,                      hWnd,                      D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING,                      &d3dpp,                      &d3ddev);    init_graphics();    // call the function to initialize the triangle    d3ddev->SetRenderState(D3DRS_LIGHTING, FALSE);    // turn off the 3D lighting    d3ddev->SetRenderState(D3DRS_CULLMODE, D3DCULL_NONE);    // both sides of the triangles    d3ddev->SetRenderState(D3DRS_ZENABLE, TRUE);    // turn on the z-buffer}void render_frame(float deltaTime){    d3ddev->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 1.0f, 0);    d3ddev->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 1.0f, 0);    d3ddev->BeginScene();    // select which vertex format we are using    d3ddev->SetFVF(CUSTOMFVF);    // set the view transform    D3DXMATRIX matView;    // the view transform matrix    D3DXMatrixLookAtLH(&matView,                       &D3DXVECTOR3 (00.0f, 0.0f, 50.0f),   // the camera position                       &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),    // the look-at position                       &D3DXVECTOR3 (0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));    // the up direction    d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_VIEW, &matView);    // set the view transform to matView    // set the projection transform    D3DXMATRIX matProjection;    // the projection transform matrix    D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH(&matProjection,                               D3DXToRadian(45),    // the horizontal field of view                               (FLOAT)SCREEN_WIDTH / (FLOAT)SCREEN_HEIGHT, // aspect ratio                               1.0f,    // the near view-plane                               100.0f);    // the far view-plane    d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_PROJECTION, &matProjection);     // set the projection	    // select the vertex buffer to display    d3ddev->SetStreamSource(0, v_buffer, 0, sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX));		/*MYCODE*/	    static int curStage = 0;	static float curTime=0;	curTime+=deltaTime;	if((curStage!=0&&curStage!=9)&&curTime>.5)	{		curTime=0;		curStage++;	}	else if(curTime>.75)	{		curTime=0;		curStage++;	}	if (curStage>9)		curStage=0;	int nextStage=curStage+1;	if(nextStage>9)		nextStage=0;	float curPercent;	if(curStage==0||curStage==9)		curPercent=curTime/.75;	else		curPercent=curTime/.5;		//NOTE:	/*		Triangle X must:		1.  do it's own rotation		2.  do it's own translation (to connect origin to connection point)		3.  do the rotation of X-1		4.  do the translation of X-1		5.  Repeast 3 and 4 until down to 0	*/    /*// build MULTIPLE matrices to translate the model and one to rotate        // tell Direct3D about each world transform, and then draw another triangle    d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &(matTranslateA * matRotateY));    d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, 0, 1);*/	D3DXMATRIX transformMatrix[9];	D3DXMATRIX transformMatrixX, transformMatrixY, transformMatrixZ, transformMatrixT;	/*	0: Hips	1: Chest	2: Head	3: left arm	4: right arm	5: left hand	6: right hand	7: left leg	8: right leg	*/	int curTriangle=0;	for(int i=0; i<9; i++)	{		float check=D3DXToRadian((myAnimation.triangles[nextStage][2]-myAnimation.triangles[curStage][2])*curPercent);		D3DXMatrixRotationX(&transformMatrixX,D3DXToRadian(((myAnimation.triangles[nextStage][0]-myAnimation.triangles[curStage][0])*curPercent)+myAnimation.triangles[curStage][0]));		D3DXMatrixRotationY(&transformMatrixY,D3DXToRadian(((myAnimation.triangles[nextStage][1]-myAnimation.triangles[curStage][1])*curPercent)+myAnimation.triangles[curStage][1]));		D3DXMatrixRotationZ(&transformMatrixZ,D3DXToRadian(((myAnimation.triangles[nextStage][2]-myAnimation.triangles[curStage][2])*curPercent)+myAnimation.triangles[curStage][2]));		D3DXMatrixTranslation(&transformMatrixT, float(myAnimation.connections[0]), float(myAnimation.connections[1]), float(myAnimation.connections[2]));		transformMatrix=transformMatrixX*transformMatrixY*transformMatrixZ*transformMatrixT;		//transformMatrix=transformMatrixT;		curTriangle=i;		if(curTriangle!=0)		{			curTriangle=myAnimation.connections[3];			transformMatrix=transformMatrix*transformMatrix[curTriangle];//NOTE:  Logic failure nearly occured.			//Since it's important to base a triangles transform based on all previous triangles in the chain,			//if an earlier triangle is already manipulated you can just use that; if it hasn't been, you can't.			//Thankfully my current setup allows for easily going through the triangles in order with minimal handling.		}	}		for(int i=0; i<9; i++)	{		d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &transformMatrix);		d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, i*3, 1);	}	//D3DXMatrixRotationZ(&transformMatrix,D3DXToRadian(0));	//d3ddev->SetTransform(D3DTS_WORLD, &transformMatrix);	//HRESULT HR=d3ddev->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLELIST, 0, 9);				d3ddev->EndScene();     d3ddev->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);}// this is the function that cleans up Direct3D and COMvoid cleanD3D(void){    v_buffer->Release();    // close and release the vertex buffer    d3ddev->Release();    // close and release the 3D device    d3d->Release();    // close and release Direct3D}void init_graphics(void){    // create the vertices using the CUSTOMVERTEX struct    /*CUSTOMVERTEX vertices[] =    {        { 3.0f, -3.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 255), },        { 0.0f, 3.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 255, 0), },        { -3.0f, -3.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255, 0, 0), },    };*/	CUSTOMVERTEX vertices[]=	{		//hips 0, +3, 0		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//-1, -1, 0 left leg		{-2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//1, -1, 0 right leg		{2.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,0,255),},//0,0,0 chest				//chest  0, 3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//-3, 6, 0 left arm		{-3.0f, 6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//3, 6, 0 right arm		{3.0f, 6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//0, 6, 0 head				//head 0, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		{-1.0f, 2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		{1.0f, 2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(255,0,0),},		//left arm 3, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//left hand 0, -2, 0		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//right arm -3, -3, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{0.0f, -2.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},//right hand 0, -2, 0		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//left hand 3, -1, 0		{0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//right hand 3, 1, 0		{0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		{1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,0),},		//left leg -1, -4, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{0.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{-3.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		//right leg 1, -4, 0		{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{0.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},		{3.0f, -6.0f, 0.0f, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0,255,255),},	};	int mySize=3*9*sizeof(CUSTOMVERTEX);	    // create a vertex buffer interface called v_buffer	HRESULT HR=d3ddev->CreateVertexBuffer(mySize,                               0,                               CUSTOMFVF,                               D3DPOOL_MANAGED,                               &v_buffer,                               NULL);    VOID* pVoid;    // a void pointer    // lock v_buffer and load the vertices into it    v_buffer->Lock(0, 0, (void**)&pVoid, 0);    memcpy(pVoid, &vertices, sizeof(vertices));    v_buffer->Unlock();	for(int i=0; i<10;i++)	{		for (int j=0; j<3; j++)		{			for(int k=0; k<9; k++)				myAnimation.triangles[k][j]=0;			}	}	//myAnimation.connections[9][4];	myAnimation.connections[0][0]=0;	myAnimation.connections[0][1]=0;	myAnimation.connections[0][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[0][3]=0;	myAnimation.connections[1][0]=0;	myAnimation.connections[1][1]=0;	myAnimation.connections[1][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[1][3]=0;	myAnimation.connections[2][0]=0;	myAnimation.connections[2][1]=6;	myAnimation.connections[2][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[2][3]=1;	myAnimation.connections[3][0]=-3;	myAnimation.connections[3][1]=6;	myAnimation.connections[3][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[3][3]=1;	myAnimation.connections[4][0]=3;	myAnimation.connections[4][1]=6;	myAnimation.connections[4][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[4][3]=1;	myAnimation.connections[5][0]=0;	myAnimation.connections[5][1]=-2;	myAnimation.connections[5][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[5][3]=3;	myAnimation.connections[6][0]=0;	myAnimation.connections[6][1]=-2;	myAnimation.connections[6][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[6][3]=4;	myAnimation.connections[7][0]=-1;	myAnimation.connections[7][1]=-1;	myAnimation.connections[7][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[7][3]=0;	myAnimation.connections[8][0]=1;	myAnimation.connections[8][1]=-1;	myAnimation.connections[8][2]=0;	myAnimation.connections[8][3]=0;	/*	0: Hips	1: Chest	2: Head	3: left arm	4: right arm	5: left hand	6: right hand	7: left leg	8: right leg	*/	myAnimation.triangles[1][2][1]=-30;	myAnimation.triangles[1][3][1]=-60;	myAnimation.triangles[1][4][1]=-30;	myAnimation.triangles[1][6][1]=30;	myAnimation.triangles[1][7][1]=60;	myAnimation.triangles[1][8][1]=30;	myAnimation.triangles[3][1][2]=-90;	myAnimation.triangles[3][2][2]=-120;	myAnimation.triangles[3][3][2]=-90;	myAnimation.triangles[3][4][2]=-120;	myAnimation.triangles[3][5][2]=-90;	myAnimation.triangles[3][6][2]=-120;	myAnimation.triangles[3][7][2]=-90;	myAnimation.triangles[3][8][2]=-120;	myAnimation.triangles[3][9][2]=-90;	myAnimation.triangles[5][2][2]=-60;	myAnimation.triangles[5][4][2]=-60;	myAnimation.triangles[5][6][2]=-60;	myAnimation.triangles[5][8][2]=-60;	/*STAGES:	Stage 0:  "At Rest" / standard	Stage 1:  Arm Extended				start torso rotate right	Stage 2:  Arm Lifted	Stage 3:  Arm Extended				end torso rotate right				return to center	Stage 4:  Arm Lifted	Stage 5:  Arm Extended				torso centered				move torso left	Stage 6:  Arm Lifted	Stage 7:  Arm Extended				torso at left				return to center	Stage 8:  Arm Lifted	Stage 9:  Arm Extended				torso centered				end rotation	Stage 10/0:  At Rest (/repeat)	9 Parts, 3 angles, 10 stages	*/}