Does anyone know ho to save a Form as an image file of some sort?

I want to know if there is a way to save a form as a bitmap or a JPEG or anything else. Currently, I have a program that produces a plot of data for a given set of input data files. I want to be able to take the form that displays that plot and save it as an image (any type of image is fine). If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate hearing them.

If you draw it to a picture box you can use savepicture.

How di I go about loading a Form or objects in a Form to the PictureBox?

Sorry I may have misunderstood.

It sounded like you were drawing (plotting) your data to the form, that's what you could instead draw to the picture box.

It won't see controls though.

I'm using MSChart to plot the data. I also have labels on the form that contian information related to the data. That's why I need to find a way to save the whole form as an image file of some kind.

Can you use the print screen function and then save it to bitmap, jpeg?

I really needed someway to do this during runtime, so Alt Printscreen wasn't really an option. I found a solution on

http://www.vbcity.com/forums/forum.asp?fid=36&page=11

under the topic

Print or Convert a Form to an image file... Any ideas....????

Thanks to everyone who read my question.

I really needed someway to do this during runtime, so Alt Printscreen wasn't really an option. I found a solution on

http://www.vbcity.com/forums/forum.asp?fid=36&page=11

under the topic

Print or Convert a Form to an image file... Any ideas....????

Thanks to everyone who read my question.

Have you tried printing the form...
Like this:

Form1.PrintForm

I have used this before, and just tested it. It will print everything on the form, exluding the border.

Hope that helps