How to put the desktop into a device-context ?

[adara]

How to put the desktop into a device-context ??:rose::rose:

[Tomasz Sowinski]

Try PaintDestkop function. However, it will not work with memory DCs on 2K/XP. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

- It's for protection
- Protection from what? Zee Germans?

[adara]

Well , i need it to w2k and above .. why it will not work ? any other ideas? thanx

[Tomasz Sowinski]

adara wrote: why it will not work ? I have no idea. It works on 2K/XP when you pass client (not memory) DC to PaintDesktop. Maybe they've decided that this will be some security hole :) You may try GetDesktopWindow and WM_PRINT instead. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

- It's for protection
- Protection from what? Zee Germans?

[Mike Nordell]

Straight from the SDK sample Switcher:

if (hdc = CreateDC (TEXT("DISPLAY"), NULL, NULL, NULL))
{
// Copy the desktop to a memory DC
int xSize = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
int ySize = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
StretchBlt(memDC, 0, 0, destW, destH,
hdc, 0, 0, xSize, ySize, SRCCOPY);
DeleteDC(hdc);
}