Clipboard Image Data

[VB User]

Earlier in VB6, the image was copied onto the clipboard from the Image
Processing Program . This image would then be loaded onto the image control
on the VB form using GetData() function.
In VB.NET there is no image control for one and I get a type cast error
while trying to save the contents of the clipboard using GetData() as an image

Any help on this?

VBUser

[Patrick Steele [MVP]]

Re: Clipboard Image Data

In article <C712C7B0-CE85-4328-B20C-044725044AFF@mi crosoft.com>,
VBUser@discussi ons.microsoft.c om says...[color=blue]
> Earlier in VB6, the image was copied onto the clipboard from the Image
> Processing Program . This image would then be loaded onto the image control
> on the VB form using GetData() function.
> In VB.NET there is no image control for one and I get a type cast error
> while trying to save the contents of the clipboard using GetData() as an image[/color]

For the image, use a PictureBox control. To find out if the clipboard
has a bitmap on it and to pull that bitmap off into the picturebox, use:

Dim data As IDataObject = Clipboard.GetDa taObject()

If data.GetDataPre sent(DataFormat s.Bitmap) Then
Dim img As Image = DirectCast(data .GetData(DataFo rmats.Bitmap),
Image)
Me.ClientSize = img.Size
PictureBox1.Loc ation = New Point(0, 0)
PictureBox1.Siz e = img.Size
PictureBox1.Ima ge = img
End If

This is from the "Form_Load" of a quick windows app I did.

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Patrick Steele
Microsoft .NET MVP

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