GetAsBitmap

Description

Converts the current image of an object derived from the GraphicObject baseclass to a standard Windows bitmap.

Syntax

String GetAsBitmap ( graphicObject , bitmap )

Argument	Description
graphicObject	Read-only value for current object that inherits from GraphicObject
bitmap	Blob variable passed by reference for the bitmap created from a GraphicObject descendent

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 for success and a negative number if an error occurs.

Usage

You assign the visual object that you want to capture in the first argument to the GetAsBitmap fucntion, and reference the bitmap you want to create as a Blob datatype in the second argument to the function. The bitmap can then be saved to a file or set in a picture control.

Examples

Example 1

This example in a command button Clicked event saves the button image in a Picture control:

int	 li_ret

BLOB lb_bmp

li_ret = GetAsBitmap (this, lb_bmp)

p_result.SetPicture(lb_bmp)