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Copy MetaFile from the clipboard???

I can get bitmaps from the clipboard, but how do I get Metafiles?
The specific instance I am testing is copying a piece of Word clip-art
into the clipboard and trying to read it in an application. It appears
as a metafile type but isn't recognized as an image.

Given:

DataObject copyObject;
copyObject = (DataObject)Cli pboard.GetDataO bject();
string[] types = copyObject.GetF ormats();

and types contains "MetaFilePi ct", this fails:
Metafile tmp = (Metafile) copyObject.GetD ata("MetaFilePi ct");

with:
'Unable to cast object of type 'System.IO.Memo ryStream' to type
'System.Drawing .Imaging.Metafi le'.

Also, copyObject.Cont ainsImage() is false.

How do I get the metafile out?
Jan 27 '08 #1
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:07:10 -0800, bern11 <be****@yahoo.c omwrote:
I can't get any variants of this to work:
Image tmp = Image.FromStrea m((System.IO.Me moryStream)
copyObject.GetD ata("MetaFilePi ct"));
I was afraid that might be the case. It definitely was for me a year ago
when I tried. :(
I'll check the PInvoke route....
Good luck. I think there should be enough information in that thread to
answer the question, but if not I know I've got some working code around
here somewhere that I can post, if need be.

Pete

Jan 28 '08 #2

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