printWindow API Call

[JudyBarer]

I saw in advisor magazine a suggestion to use printwindow() from the
windows api to print the current screen. It also says that you have to
download Palfade.exe which contains the DIBAPI32.DLL . If I wanted to
use this in my apps how would I install the Dll on my user's machines?
Can it be included in the installation useing Installshield express?

Thanks
Judy

 

[mspratt]

Hi Judy,

********************************** Print the current window
function printscr()
	DECLARE INTEGER GetDesktopWindow IN Win32api
	DECLARE INTEGER PrintWindow IN DibApi32 ;
		INTEGER HWnd, ;
		INTEGER fPrintArea, ;	
		INTEGER fPrintOpt, ;	
		INTEGER wxScale, ;	
		INTEGER wyScale, ;	
		STRING @ szJobName	
	LOCAL nRetVal,cJobName && title you want to show when printing
	cJobName = 'Print Screen' && or whatever - this could be
                      * passed in as a parameter, also.
	nRetVal = PrintWindow(GetDesktopWindow(),1,1,0,0,@cJobName)	
	IF nRetVal != 0	
		IF nRetVal != 6 && 6 = User canceled printing
			MESSAGEBOX("Unable to print the window" + chr(10) + ;
				"See System Administrator " + STR(nRetVal),48, ;
				"FUBA Print Screen ")
		ENDIF	
	ENDIF
	RETURN nRetVal
endfunction
*Got this from someone on Universal Thread  and it works great.
*Any thanks should go to them.

Don't remember where to get dibapi32.dll, though. It won't register, just put it in the path.

Regards,

Mike

 

[Mike Gagnon]

JudyBarer

An alternative might be the suggestion found in faq184-4912.

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[JudyBarer]

Thank You for responding. I tried the code in FAQ184-4912
and it seems to work really well. Is anyone else using that code and have you seen any problems?

Thanks
Judy