Screen print though code

[Abhinav Mathur]

hi dan,
I have been reading all your books and I liked developing COM components
with VB6 AND api BOOK.
Well , I'm having a problem where I want to print the screen on to printer
just like Automating Print Screen keyboard button.
I intend to print the outlook form using a Vb6 dll call.
Can u please tell me any API which can do the stuff or peraphs the code itself
(HINT)
NEED THE RESPONSE FAST AS DEADLINES ARE ON MY NECK
Awaiting response

[Dan Appleman]

Look at the simkeys.vbp example in chapter 6 of my API book.
That gets you the screen image into the clipboard.
Another approach is to use GetDesktopWindow to get a handle to the desktop, then
use BitBlt to get the bitmap.
See the PicPrint example for code that prints bitmaps.

Best of luck.

Dan


Abhinav Mathur wrote:

> hi dan,
> I have been reading all your books and I liked developing COM components
> with VB6 AND api BOOK.
> Well , I'm having a problem where I want to print the screen on to printer
> just like Automating Print Screen keyboard button.
> I intend to print the outlook form using a Vb6 dll call.
> Can u please tell me any API which can do the stuff or peraphs the code itself
> (HINT)
> NEED THE RESPONSE FAST AS DEADLINES ARE ON MY NECK
> Awaiting response

[Phil Weber]

Abhinav: In addition to the references Dan recommended, you may find the
following article helpful:

HOWTO: Capture and Print the Screen, a Form, or any Window
( http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q161/2/99.asp )

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Phil Weber