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Save the content from a picturebox in a jpeg, bmp or gif file.

Have a nice day.

I don't use speak english, but I gonna try.

I want to know how can I save the content inside a picturebox in a jpeg, bmp or gif file.
By example, in a picturebox I have 2 Textboxes, 1 usercontrol and 1 shape.
How can I create a image file (any format) including those controls inside the image?

Thanks!

vb_elmar

VB (VB itself) can save the picture as a BMP (but not as JPG).

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Needs a Picturebox:
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ScaleMode = 3
Picture1.ScaleMode = 3: Picture1.DrawWidth = 3
Picture1.BorderStyle = 0: Picture1.BackColor = vbRed
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\microangelo1.gif")

Picture1.AutoRedraw = True
Picture1.Width = 100: Picture1.Height = 100 'saved pic will be 100x100
Picture1.Line (0, 0)-(90, 90), vbGreen, B 'draw a 91x91 frame

Picture1.CurrentX = 0: Picture1.CurrentY = 0
Picture1.FontSize = 22: Picture1.Font = "Arial"
Picture1.CurrentX = 3: Picture1.CurrentY = 30
Picture1.Print "Hello" 'print 'Hello' to pos x,y

SavePicture Picture1.Image, "c:\windows\desktop\9Lmick.bmp" 'save to desktop as BMP

nashuald

ASKER

Thanks vb_elmar, but I believe I did not explain myself very well.

I have two textboxes, an usercontrol and one shape inside a picturebox.
I would to know how to convert this arraingement into ain image file.

+-------------------------------------------------------------------
| ___________________ _________________ |
| | TextBox1 | | UserControl1 | |
| --------------------------- ------------------------ | <--- PictureBox
| ___________________ |
| | TextBox2 | |
| | | |
| --------------------------- |
| |
| |
| --------------------------------- <-- Line (Shape control)
| |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks again.

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nashuald

ASKER

Thank you very much vb_elmar!

The code works very well, but I have noticed the following:
If, inside the picturebox, the size of a control is bigger than picturebox's height or picturebox's width, the control don't appear entirely into image file.
How can I look for all the objects inside the picturebox and include them in the image file, even if they aren't in the visible region of the picturebox?
Look the drawing:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------
| ___________________ _________________ |
| | TextBox1 | | UserControl1 | |
| --------------------------- ------------------------ | <--- PictureBox
| ___________________ |
| | TextBox2 | |
| | | |
| --------------------------- |
| |
| |
| --------------------------------- <-- Line (Shape control)
| |
| -------------------|--------------
| | | |
+-----------------------------------------------|------------------- |
| | <-- Another control.
| |
| |
-----------------------------------

vb_elmar

BitBlt works with hdc's (picture1.hdc etc.). Hdc's are for visible regions only. That means that you have to resize the picbox
until all controls in the picbox are visible.