>Hey all,
>
>What I want to do is really simple, but it doesn't seem possible...
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>What I want to do is this:
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>- save a file as a BMP from the Clipboard (user will have pressed Print Scrn at a point of their choosing.)
>- convert that BMP file to a JPG (I have an FLL to do this).
>- store reference to that JPG in my database and use image control to display the picture when necessary (easy to do once I have the file)
>
>So, it is very straightforward except for the first step. Right now I am using an OLE Bound control and pasting the picture in, but saving pictures as BMPs in a General field has made my FPT file over 300 MBs in just a few months (and it isn't FPT-bloat...the file is genuinely that large). This is not acceptable.
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>So, I just want to capture screenshots (from the clipboard) in a compact fashion (JPG?) and save them as files so I can later display them. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Joe Kaufman
>sutekh@dwx.com

Steven Ruhl has a file here that will do this, though I can't recall its name. I also have a utility here that will capture a form or any object on it to a BMP file. Both are in the download section under Win32 and Other APIs.