Visual Basic Library

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Public Function ActiveWindowToClipboard()
' Procedure :   ActiveWindowToClipboard
' Description:  Simulate the Alt-PrtScr key combination.
' Copyright:    Chris Greaves Inc.
' Inputs:       None
' Returns:      None.
' Assumes:      None.
' Side Effects: Clipboard contents change.
' Tested:       By a call from the user.
'This code compliments of Q240653 & Kevin Paddock of www.wopr.com (Woody's Lounge)
    keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, 0, 0
'    To test this code, indulge me:
'    Run the macro, then open up Paint, Paintbrush, or any other graphics editor
'       and within the graphics editor choose Edit Paste.
'    You should see a snapshot of PART OF the screen as it was at the time you ran the macro.
'
'    I suppose you could use this macro to trap a snapshot at the time an error was detected
'       and generate an error report with the screen contents attached.
End Function