Hi Michael,

few lines of code to do the full job using the GdiPlusX library!

http://www.codeplex.com/VFPX/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1711

Download the zip at the link, extract only

Source\Drawing.vct

Source\Drawing.vcx

Source\Drawing2D.vct

Source\Drawing2d.vcx

Source\Imaging.vct

Source\Imaging.vcx

Source\System.vcx

Source\System.vct

Source\Text.vct

Source\Text.vcx

Then run the following code to capture the screen in a file:

<code>

local loGdiPlusX

loGdiPlusX = newobject("xfcSystem", "system.vcx")

local loBmp as xfcBitmap

loBmp = loGdiPlusX.Drawing.Bitmap.FromScreen()

loBmp.Save("ScreenCapture.jpg", loGdiPlusX.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg)

</code>

you can also use this syntax to capture the current form

loBmp = loGdiPlusX.Drawing.Bitmap.FromScreen(Thisform)

or this syntax to capture the vfp screen area

loBmp = loGdiPlusX.Drawing.Bitmap.FromScreen(_screen)

Then when less "under pressure" take a look at the full contenent of the GdiPlusX zip,

it contains a project full of runnable samples.

Gianni

----- Original Message -----

From: MB Software Solutions <vfpmcp@mbsoftwaresolutions.com>

To: profoxtech@leafe.com

Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:19:35 -0400

Subject: Re: Screencapture.prg -- converting the clipboard image to a file on disk?

>Matthew Jarvis wrote:

>> Sorry, but what I have doesn't do what you are looking for...

>>

>

>Well, I suppose I could run Stuart's code, have it launch MSPaint with a

>RUN command (that should be on every system, right?), save that to a

>file with some purposeful or perhaps random name in a temp folder, then

>pop up a form for the user to enter comments into an editbox, then usign

>blat to email both the comments and file back to me.

>

>Whew! Now...to put that plan into action.