"PrintCtrl" to a bitmap file, the *.bmp file could not be opened

[LXGPanda]

Hello,

I used the

PrintPanel (panelHandle,"H:\\test.bmp" , 1, VAL_VISIBLE_AREA, 1);

in order to save picture of the panelHandle to a test.bmp tile, the file indeed could be generate,

however, the test.bmp file could not be opened.

Maybe some of the attribute should be set before the use of "PrintPanel", or if I want to realize this,

other methods should be used?

Thanks!  

[RobertoBozzolo]

PrintPanel is not intended to create an image of the panel: the file produced is a printer file, i.e. a file that can be sent to a printer via a "copy" command.

To obtain a copy of a panel as an image file you must use GetPanelDisplayBitmap and pass the obtained bitmap to SaveBitmapToXXXFile (BMP or JPEG as you want) function; both of them are located in the User Interface library.

[LXGPanda]

Hi Robert,

Thanks very much for your reply. Since the version I am using is CVI IDE 5.0, so no such  SaveBitmapToXXXFile function exist.

However, I tried the  instruments supplied by Guillaume Dargaud in his website as you suggest, it did work!

Thanks again!

Best ragards!

              LIXiaogai