Copy Application Image To Clipboard

[Bazzao]

I can copy a Form canvas to clipboard, but it does not include the header.

How do I copy the Application as shown to the the clipboard (ie coding equivalent of Alt-Printscrn)?

Bazza

[RAW]

On Windows: Try this ...
(found it in a german thread, seems to work even if the window is hidden, take a look at PrintWindow ... needs XP/Server 2003 or newer)

Code: Pascal  [Select]

1. UNIT Unit1;
2. {$MODE DELPHI}
3. INTERFACE
4.  
5. USES
6.   Windows,
7.   Graphics,
8.   Forms,
9.   ExtCtrls;
10.  
11. TYPE
12.   TForm1 = Class(TForm)
13.     Image1: TImage;
14.     Procedure Image1Click(Sender: TObject);
15.   End;
16.  
17. Var
18.   Form1: TForm1;
19.  
20. IMPLEMENTATION
21. {$R *.LFM}
22.  
23. Function ScrShotWnd(wnd: HWND; Const bmp: TBitmap): Boolean;
24. Var
25.  r: TRect;
26.  hDLL: THandle;
27.  PrintWindow: Function(aWnd: HWND; hDC: HDC; nFlags: UINT): BOOL; Stdcall;
28. Begin
29.   Result:= False;
30.   hDLL:= GetModuleHandle(user32);
31.   If hDLL <> 0
32.   Then
33.    Begin
34.      @PrintWindow:= GetProcAddress(hDLL, 'PrintWindow');
35.      If @PrintWindow <> Nil
36.      Then
37.       Begin
38.         GetWindowRect(wnd, r);
39.         bmp.Width := r.Right -r.Left;
40.         bmp.Height:= r.Bottom-r.Top;
41.         bmp.Canvas.Lock;
42.         Try
43.           Result:= PrintWindow(wnd, bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0);
44.         Finally
45.           bmp.Canvas.Unlock;
46.         End;
47.       End;
48.    End;
49. End;
50.  
51. Procedure TForm1.Image1Click(Sender: TObject);
52. Var
53.  Wnd: THandle;
54. Begin
55.   Wnd:= FindWindow('AkelPad4', Nil);
56.   ScrShotWnd(Wnd, Image1.Picture.Bitmap);
57.   Image1.Invalidate;
58.   SetBounds(0, 0, Image1.Picture.Bitmap.Width, Image1.Picture.Bitmap.Height);
59. End;
60.  
61. END.

[RAW]

Or this ...

Code: Pascal  [Select]

1. procedure TForm1.FormClick(Sender: TObject);
2. begin
3.   KEYBD_Event(VK_SNAPSHOT, 1, 0, 0);
4. end;  
5.  

[Bazzao]

I tried

KEYBD_Event(VK_SNAPSHOT, 1, 0, 0);

and after adding the necessary uses, it worked first go.

Very good RAW.

Thanks,