Copy canvas to clipboard

Is it possible to copy the contents of a canvas to the clipboard?

I asked the same question in the userlibs forum and haven't received a reply. It would sure be handy! In particular I'd like to move images to/from photoshop or other programs via the clipboard.

Try pressing CTRL & PrintScreen together. This will grab the whole window and all of the contents inside it (including a canvas if you have one).

Then you just load in your painting app and select paste.

I hope that helps

Hi Prof,

Thanks for the reply but that is not what I was looking for. I'd like to be able to move the contents of a canvas to the clipboard within Blitz code and then bring it back again.

can't you jut use the copyrect command to copy it to a new image then drawimage that when you want to paste it? You might have to do a rect with the current background colour on the area being copy to clear the space but it would work and is very simple.

Try this...
The code below copies a buffer to the clipboard.

Example

CopyBuffer buffer,width,height

> Run the code below (after creating the userlibs file).
> Press a key to randomize canvas
> Choose Menu>Edit>Copy
> Open MSPAINT etc and paste!

NOTE: I have only implemented 'Image Copy' so far.

UserLibs needed
===============

.lib "user32.dll"
OpenClipboard%(hwnd%):"OpenClipboard"
CloseClipboard%():"CloseClipboard"
EmptyClipboard%():"EmptyClipboard"
SetClipboardImage%(format%,img%):"SetClipboardData"
CBLoadImage%(Inst%,filename$,ImageType%,DesiredWidth%,DesiredHeight%,Flags%):"LoadImageA"

; Clipboard Image COPY/PASTE
; ===========================
; Syntax Error


; userlibs required
; *********************************************
; .lib "user32.dll"
; OpenClipboard%(hwnd%):"OpenClipboard"
; CloseClipboard%():"CloseClipboard"
; EmptyClipboard%():"EmptyClipboard"
; SetClipboardImage%(format%,img%):"SetClipboardData"
; CBLoadImage%(Inst%,filename$,ImageType%,DesiredWidth%,DesiredHeight%,Flags%):"LoadImageA"
; 
; *********************************************

Const w=400,h=300 ; image width & height
Const title$="Clipboard Image Copy/Paste"

AppTitle title$
win=CreateWindow(title$,50,50,w+8,h+24,Desktop(),8+4+1)
Global can=CreateCanvas(0,0,w,h,win)
menu=WindowMenu(win)
editmenu=CreateMenu("Edit",0,menu)
copy=CreateMenu("Copy     (to clipboard)",1,editmenu)
paste=CreateMenu("Paste    (from clipboard)",2,editmenu)
SetStatusText win,"press a key to draw new ovals"
UpdateWindowMenu win

SeedRnd MilliSecs()
DrawOvals

Repeat
	ev=WaitEvent()
	If ev=$103 
		If EventData()=27 Exit
		DrawOvals()
	EndIf
	If ev=$1001 ; menu
		If EventData()=1 ; copy
			CopyBuffer CanvasBuffer(can),w,h
			Notify "Copied to clipboard!"
		EndIf
		If EventData()=2 ; paste
			Notify "Not implemented yet :-<"
		EndIf
	EndIf
Until ev=$803
End

;-----------------------------------

Function CopyBuffer(buff,w%,h%)
	Local LR_LOADFROMFILE=$10
	Local cf_BITMAP=2
	Local filename$=SystemProperty$("tempdir")+"tmp.bmp"
	SaveBuffer buff,filename$
	img=CBLoadImage(0,filename$, 0, w,h, LR_LOADFROMFILE)
	OpenClipboard 0 : EmptyClipboard
	SetClipboardImage cf_BITMAP,img
	CloseClipboard
	DeleteFile filename$
End Function

;-----------------------------------

Function DrawOvals()
	SetBuffer CanvasBuffer(can)
	Cls
	For r=1 To 50
		Color Rand(255),Rand(255),Rand(255)
		Oval Rand(0,w),Rand(0,h),Rand(5,50),Rand(5,50)
	Next
	FlipCanvas can
End Function

Thaks Syntax that worked fine for what I needed.