I think png format is the most compressive, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't worked with this library close enough to provide the code. Either Cesar or Bo can help.

>thanks got it working, now the next problem, the files are 6mb in size, i've been going through the code but no sign of a jpeg version, any idea on the best way to convert, would it be to try to use the gdi+?
>~M
>
>>Check Re: Problem with app Thread #1351476 Message #1351525
>>
>>>Bo,
>>>I've upgraded the project to version 9 and tried a few ways posted here but to no avail. I was trying this, I downloaded the necessary files from the link and put them in the development folder but this code keeps erroring out on the do system.app line. any ideas?
>>>~M
>>>
>>>>You can use the GDIPlusX library (www.codeplex.com/vfpx)
>>>>
>>>>DO system.app
>>>>oBMP = _SCREEN.System.Drawing.Bitmap.FromClipboard()
>>>>oBMP.Save("MyImage.bmp", _SCREEN.System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)