Screen Capture on Windows Mobile

[joe_pool_is]

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:

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!