how to capture Active window

hi guys

How can i capture an active window. I dont want to use the printscreen concept. I just want the active window to be loaded in to the picture box.

Is it possible to capture the active window????

if any of u guys has any idea about, pls let me know

There is a GetActiveWindow API (see http://www.allapi.net/) that will return the handle of the active window, but, short of taking a screen shot, I don't see how you would get that into a picture box.

it should be possible with bitblt function

U get the windowhandle with GetActiveWindow
U get the device context with GetDC
Then u can call BitBlt

u can do this with make that window the topmost..then it's solved..i hope so

Faisal,
This doent work if the window size is greater than the screen.
have any idea how to solve this.....



;) ;) ;)

Maybe the graphical content is copied to the clipboard if you simulate an Alt+PrintScrn keystroke event to the window?

Manually pressing those keys also does this...