For Snagit automation see http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/248.aspx.
For image manipulation check GdiPlusX on VFPx and Cesar Chalom blog.

>I want to have a button on a form take the png image in the clipboard (put there by snagit) and bring up the filer dialog (getfile()) and save it
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>Is this possible?
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>or could i just automate snagit to let me grab and save (as Rick does in wwHlp) any pointers how to do this?
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>peter