Capture Desktop Image

[Bsiang Tan]

Hi all,

Could anyone kindly point me the way to capture the desktop image (include
the desktop icon) as bitmap ?

Thank a lot

Best regard,
Bsiang

[Chris LaJoie]

I don't know if this would work, it's just a suggestion:
1) minimize all windows (I seem to remember an article describing how to
enumerate all the windows)
2) send send the PrintScreen keycode
3) read the clipboard contents into a System.Drawing.Bitmap

note: I highly doubt there's a way to capture the screen without minimizing
everything first.

Chris
"Bsiang Tan" <tb*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,

Could anyone kindly point me the way to capture the desktop image (include
the desktop icon) as bitmap ?

Thank a lot

Best regard,
Bsiang

[Chris LaJoie]

I don't know if this would work, it's just a suggestion:
1) minimize all windows (I seem to remember an article describing how to
enumerate all the windows)
2) send send the PrintScreen keycode
3) read the clipboard contents into a System.Drawing.Bitmap

note: I highly doubt there's a way to capture the screen without minimizing
everything first.

Chris
"Bsiang Tan" <tb*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,

Could anyone kindly point me the way to capture the desktop image (include
the desktop icon) as bitmap ?

Thank a lot

Best regard,
Bsiang

[Eric Gunnerson [MS]]

I agree that you will probably have to cause the minimize. You might be able
to hook into the "show desktop" function in XP (ie <windows key>-D).

To take the snapshot, you can use this class:

http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/U...B-81F266CE8DE2

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"Chris LaJoie" <ch***@etriptrader.com> wrote in message
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I don't know if this would work, it's just a suggestion:
1) minimize all windows (I seem to remember an article describing how to
enumerate all the windows)
2) send send the PrintScreen keycode
3) read the clipboard contents into a System.Drawing.Bitmap

note: I highly doubt there's a way to capture the screen without minimizing everything first.

Chris
"Bsiang Tan" <tb*********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Hi all,

Could anyone kindly point me the way to capture the desktop image (include the desktop icon) as bitmap ?

Thank a lot

Best regard,
Bsiang