Screen Capture on Windows Mobile

joe_pool_is

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Could anyone give me some information on how to screen capture on a Pocket PC or Windows Mobile device using Visual Studio (i.e Managed Code)?

I written code to do it in the past using eMbedded VC, but very little of this will port over to VS.

I've got working code for C# WinForms, except that it uses SendKeys (see code below). Unfortunately, SendKeys is not a part of the Compact Framework.

Here's the method I'm trying to make, if it helps:
C#:
private Bitmap m_bmp;
public Bitmap PrintScreen() 
{
  SendKeys.SendWait("%{PRTSC}%"); // SendKeys is not defined!
  IDataObject ido = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
  if (ido.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap) == true) 
  {
    m_bmp = (Bitmap)ido.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap);
    string filename = "Bitmap_" 
            + DateTime.Now.ToFileTimeUtc().ToString()
            + ".bmp";
    m_bmp.Save(filename, Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
  }
}
I'm trying to create tutorials for my CE Apps, and it would sure be nice if I could write screen capturing calls in my code whenever key events happen.

Is there an alternative to capturing the screen to the Clipboard besides SendKeys?

Thanks for any help!
 
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