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"CC" <Xcurtc@tmscorp.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings all.
> Thanks to code supplied by Bob Gonder,
> I have code that will take a snapshot of the desktop window, and copy to a
> bitmap structure.
> Does anyone have any good code references for saving an HBITMAP to a file?
> (i think i
> need a device independent version of the bitmap also before saving to
file?)
> Many thanks,
> CurtC
>
> Example code:
>     HDC hScreenDC=NULL;
>     HDC hmemDC=NULL;
>     HBITMAP hmemBM=NULL;
>     int ScreenWidth=-1;
>     int ScreenHeight=-1;
>     hScreenDC = GetWindowDC(0);
>     ScreenWidth  = GetDeviceCaps(hScreenDC, HORZRES);
>     ScreenHeight = GetDeviceCaps(hScreenDC, VERTRES);
>     hmemDC = CreateCompatibleDC( hScreenDC );
>     hmemBM = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hScreenDC,ScreenWidth,ScreenHeight);
>     SelectObject(hmemDC, hmemBM);
>     BitBlt(hmemDC, 0, 0, ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight, hScreenDC, 0,
> 0,SRCCOPY);
>
> Hmmm- How do I save contents to file??

    Try to use VCL TImage, TPicture and TBitmap... I'm not pretty sure which
one,
    but absolutely have no doubts that one year ago I succesfully saved such
picture,
    by setting it's Handle to your hmemBM and then Save....().

    Hope it helps...


    Gnum


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