screen capture problem

[bit6411]

I am trying to execute a screen capture. My problem is the first time I click the command button it shows the last picture. I have to click it twice to get a new picture here is my code.

*Credits to Matthew Gates for some of the code.



Public Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal bVk As _
Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo _
As Long)


Public Const VK_SNAPSHOT = &H2C
Public Const KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = &H1
Public Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2



Private Sub cmdScreen_Click()
Me.WindowState = vbMinimized
DoEvents
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 1, 0, 0
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
Form2.Picture = Clipboard.GetData(vbCFBitmap)
Form2.Show
End Sub

[Matthew Gates]

Try using the Cls method to clear the form.

Me.Cls

[bit6411]

where should I put the .cls command?

[Matthew Gates]

Private Sub cmdScreen_Click() 
Me.Cls
Me.WindowState = vbMinimized 
DoEvents 
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 1, 0, 0 
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0 
Form2.Picture = Clipboard.GetData(vbCFBitmap) 
Form2.Show 
End Sub

[bit6411]

It didn't work

[Matthew Gates]

Try:

Form2.Picture = LoadPicture()