Just use ShellExecute() in all versions of Windows there is a Paint :o))) to handle BMPs.
Happy hollydays to you too Frank.


>I think the problem is that it was setting the area to capture before the form was maximised. Moved the code to the click method and it works fine.
>
>Next step is to let the user open a bitmap, display it on the screen, let them draw on it and then save it. Going to look at Craig Boyd's articles in Foxtalk for this and see how I can combine it with what we've got already.
>
>Thanks for all your help and hope you have a great Christmas and New Year.
>
>>Starange,
>>It captures whole form at home. I must put some border to see, but that could be done this eveng :o(.
>>
>>>Thanks Borislav!
>>>
>>>it only appears to be capturing part of the form, but I should be able to work out why.
>>>
>>>Thanks a bunch!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Frank,
>>>>Download CaptureButton class Download #10013
>>>>Make the following Changes in FdProc.PRG (in HOME(2)+[Solution\Forms\Graphics\])
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>ADD OBJECT cmdCapture   AS CaptureButton WITH ;
>>>>    HEIGHT = CMDHT_LOC, ;
>>>>    WIDTH = CMDWIDTH2_LOC, ;
>>>>    Caption = "Capture", ;
>>>>    ToolTipText = CMDDONETIP_LOC, ;
>>>>    FontName = CMDFONTNAME, ;
>>>>    FontSize = CMDFONTSIZE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>PROCEDURE cmdCapture.Init
>>>>    WITH this
>>>>        .oForm          = THISFORMSET.frmFD
>>>>        .nCaptureHeight = THISFORMSET.frmFD.Height
>>>>        .nCaptureWidth  = THISFORMSET.frmFD.Width
>>>>        .nCaptureTop    = THISFORMSET.frmFD.Top
>>>>        .nCaptureLeft   = THISFORMSET.frmFD.Left
>>>>        .cFileName      = [c:\Test.BMP]
>>>>    ENDWITH
>>>>    DODEFAULT()
>>>>ENDPROC
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>In Init Eevent of the FdMain.SCX (in the same folder), put:
>>>>

>>>>SET CLASSLIB TO [Full_path_to_capture.vcx] ADDITIVE
>>>>

>>>>
>>>>In the Capture Class Add a Property named oForm and Search and Replace ALL instances of thisform with this.oForm in whole class code.
>>>>
>>>>Then jusr run sample and press Capture button. Look for Test.BMP in C:\