my $video_panel=Wx::Panel->new($i_main_menu, wxID_ANY, wxDefaultPosition, [800,600],); (... lots of code goes here and the full executable version is here: #### ) my $g_window = $video_panel->GetHandle; $message->src->set_window_handle($g_window); #### vir tual WXWidget wxWindow::GetHandle() const Returns the platform-specific handle of the physical window. Cast it to an appropriate handle, such as HWND for Windows, Widget for Motif or GtkWidget for GTK. wxPerl Note: This method will return an integer in wxPerl. #### The program 'GStreamer_test_6.pl' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 17 error_code 3 request_code 3 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)