Capturing a Screenshot of a Hidden Form

[Yosh]

I want to be able to capture a screenshot of a windows form that is hidden.
My goal here is to create a form of any particular size (the size could be
larger than the screen), get a screenshot, and save it to a image file.

I know how to capture a screenshot of a form but unfortunately if part of
the form is "off" the screen, then the area that is not on the screen is
"black" in the file.

Hope this makes sense.

Thanks,

Yosh

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"Yosh" <yo***@nospam.com> wrote in message
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I want to be able to capture a screenshot of a windows form that is hidden.
My goal here is to create a form of any particular size (the size could be
larger than the screen), get a screenshot, and save it to a image file.

I know how to capture a screenshot of a form but unfortunately if part of
the form is "off" the screen, then the area that is not on the screen is
"black" in the file.

Hope this makes sense.

Thanks,

Yosh