Screenshot taking

[biggreen]

Hi i found some code to take screenshot from screen it works perfectly - but needs some changes and my vb.net - skill is pretty low -can someone help me plz? Code is here:

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Module Module1

    <DllImport("user32.dll")> _
    Public Function GetDesktopWindow() As IntPtr
    End Function

    <DllImport("user32.dll")> _
    Public Function GetDC(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    End Function

    <DllImport("user32.dll")> _
    Public Function GetWindowDC(ByVal ptr As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    End Function

    <DllImport("user32.dll")> _
    Public Function ReleaseDC(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal hDC As IntPtr) As Integer
    End Function

    <DllImport("gdi32.dll")> _
    Public Function BitBlt(ByVal hdcDest As IntPtr, ByVal xDest As Integer, ByVal yDest As Integer, ByVal wDest As Integer, ByVal hDest As Integer, ByVal hdcSource As IntPtr, _
    ByVal xSrc As Integer, ByVal ySrc As Integer, ByVal rop As CopyPixelOperation) As Boolean
    End Function


    Public Function GetScreenSnapshot(ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer, ByVal width As Integer, ByVal height As Integer) 
        Dim hwNd As Long
        Dim targetDC As Long
        Dim picHandle As Long
        Dim picHDC As Long
        Const vbSRCCOPY As Long = &HCC0020

        hwNd = GetDC(GetDesktopWindow)


        targetDC = GetWindowDC(hwNd)
        picHandle = Form2.PictureBox1.Handle
        picHDC = GetDC(picHandle)

        BitBlt(picHDC, 0, 0, width, height, hwNd, x, y, vbSRCCOPY)
    
        ReleaseDC(picHandle, picHDC)
        ReleaseDC(hwNd, targetDC)
       
    End Function

End Module

so now as it is - it taking part of screen and then drawing it into Form2.PictureBox1 - i need this code to return bitmap( without using any picture boxes) just bitmap of screened area. Any help? ( i put bold that part of code that probably need be changed to return bitmap instead of drawing image to picture box)
P.S I probably can do like this "Mbitmap = picturebox1.image" аnd then "return Mbitmap" - but it not good solution -need smth that writes directly to bitmap without using picture box.

P.S Sry for my bad english

[Edgemeal]

i need this code to return bitmap( without using any picture boxes) just bitmap of screened area. Any help?

See if one these works any better...

Public Class Form1
    Private Function GetScrnShot(ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer, ByVal width As Integer, ByVal height As Integer) As Bitmap
        Dim img As Bitmap = New Bitmap(width, height)
        Dim gr As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(img)
        gr.CopyFromScreen(New Point(x, y), New Point(0, 0), New Size(width, height))
        Return img
    End Function

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        ' test...
        PictureBox1.Image = GetScrnShot(0, 0, 100, 100) ' get top-left 100x100 pixels.
    End Sub
End Class

Or ....

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class Form1
    Private Const vbSRCCOPY As Integer = &HCC0020

    <DllImport("gdi32.dll")> _
    Private Shared Function BitBlt(ByVal hdc As IntPtr, ByVal nXDest As Integer, ByVal nYDest As Integer, ByVal nWidth As Integer, ByVal nHeight As Integer, ByVal hdcSrc As IntPtr, ByVal nXSrc As Integer, ByVal nYSrc As Integer, ByVal dwRop As Integer) As Boolean
    End Function

    Private Function GetScreenSnapshot(ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer, ByVal width As Integer, ByVal height As Integer) As Bitmap
        Dim bmp As New Bitmap(width, height)
        Dim gdest As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)
        Dim gsrc As Graphics = Graphics.FromHwnd(IntPtr.Zero)
        Dim hSrcDC As IntPtr = gsrc.GetHdc()
        Dim hDestDC As IntPtr = gdest.GetHdc()
        BitBlt(hDestDC, 0, 0, width, height, hSrcDC, x, y, vbSRCCOPY)
        gdest.ReleaseHdc()
        gdest.Dispose()
        gsrc.ReleaseHdc()
        gsrc.Dispose()
        Return bmp
    End Function

    ' test GetScreenSnapshot...
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim mybitmap As Bitmap = GetScreenSnapshot(0, 0, 100, 100) ' get top-left 100x100 pixels.
        PictureBox1.Image = mybitmap
    End Sub
End Class

[biggreen]

i try second -thx -1st will not take screens from dx apps -tryed smth like it ))

add: BIggest thanks ever - 2nd variant works perfectly ))