ScreenShot

[stever2003]

How do I get my computer's screenshot and put it into a PictureBox control? Also, how can I save the screenshot with the GIF or JPEG format?

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

Private Const VK_SNAPSHOT = &H2C


Private Function SaveScreen(ByVal theFile As String) As Boolean
On Error Resume Next

    'To get the Entire Screen
    Call keybd_event(VK_SNAPSHOT, 1, 0, 0)

    'To get the Active Window
    'Call keybd_event(VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, 0, 0)

    SavePicture Clipboard.GetData(vbCFBitmap), theFile

SaveScreen = True
Exit Function
End Function


Usage

Call SaveScreen("C:\Windows\Desktop\screenshot1.bmp")

Than after you save the picture, you can use the LoadPicture function to load it into the Picturebox.

Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Windows\Desktop\screenshot1.bmp")

[stever2003]

Yeah I've seen that thread before but i'm wondering if i can put the screenshot directly into an PictureBox. Also, can I save it as a GIF or JPEG?

[pramod kumar]

If u wto convert bmp to jpg u need some dll (i think some were it available)