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Re: How to catch screen view and save as .bmp file?
Posted by bunny on July 30th, 2003


Darek Adamkiewicz wrote:

GetDC(NULL) to get the desktop DC, then Blit it to a bitmap and save it.


Posted by Tim Robinson on July 30th, 2003


"bunny" <xbunny@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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....won't work, because the screen saver is running on a different desktop
from whatever you're doing. You probably need to get your thread moved
across to the screen saver's desktop somehow, but I'm not sure how.

--
Tim Robinson (MVP, Windows SDK)
http://www.themobius.co.uk/



Posted by bunny on July 30th, 2003


Tim Robinson wrote:
Im slow or something! Where in the original post does it say about
capturing the screen saver? its just says screen...


Posted by Darek Adamkiewicz on July 30th, 2003


bunny wrote:
It seems to be easly job - I should have figured it out myself

Thank you.
Darek



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