Alt + Printscreen & Then Save [Resolved]

[jordan23]

How would I save my active window as an image whether it be a gif, jpg, etc...? I know how to send keys for the Alt & Print Screen but then how do I take that and save that image? Thanks.

[Pirate]

Here you go :

private Image GetScreenCapture(bool FullScreen)
        {                                    
            if (FullScreen)SendKeys.SendWait("{PRTSC 2}");
            else SendKeys.SendWait("%{PRTSC}");        
            
            IDataObject objData=Clipboard.GetDataObject();
            return (Image)objData.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap);
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {    
            //Take shot !
            GetScreenCapture(true).Save(@"c:\test.bmp");
            pictureBox1.Image = GetScreenCapture(true);
        } 

[jordan23]

Thanks for the code, the only thing is that when I go to open test.bmp it says it is not a valid file. It put the screen shot in the picture box but the file is not valid. Any ideas??

[jordan23]

Here is the exact message.

[Pirate]

Replace the old line with this one(and specifiy the format you want to save the image to :

//Take shot ! 
GetScreenCapture(true).Save(@"c:\test.bmp",ImageFormat.Bmp); 

[jordan23]

Thanks again Pirate!!

[Pirate]

Glad to help.