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Getting a CF_DIB or CF_METAFILEPICT from the clipboard and displaying it

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Example code to display a CF_DIB or CF_METAFILEPICT from the clipboard

Introduction

I needed to display a bitmap from the clipboard which is in the CF_DIB format in one of my applications. The standard MSDN docs did not have any information on how to do this. Also, all the other clipboard articles here had code to write CF_DIB to the clipboard, but not read it. Also I already had some existing code to display a metafile from the clipboard, both of which may be of use.

// pDC is the DC to draw to
// metafile is a CRect to display the DIB/Metafile in
    CRect    metafile(0, 0, 100, 100);    // example location
    if (IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_METAFILEPICT))
    {
        // play a metafile from the clipboard if available
        GLOBALHANDLE    hGMem ;
        LPMETAFILEPICT    lpMFP ;
        OpenClipboard() ;
        hGMem = GetClipboardData(CF_METAFILEPICT) ;
        lpMFP = (LPMETAFILEPICT)GlobalLock(hGMem) ;
        pDC->SaveDC() ;
        pDC->SetMapMode(lpMFP->mm) ;
        pDC->SetViewportExt(metafile.Width(), metafile.Height()) ;
        pDC->SetViewportOrg(metafile.left, metafile.top) ;
        pDC->PlayMetaFile(lpMFP->hMF) ;
        VERIFY(pDC->RestoreDC(-1)) ;
        GlobalUnlock(hGMem) ;
        CloseClipboard() ;
    }
    if (IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_DIB))
    {
        // a DIB is in the clipboard, draw it out
        GLOBALHANDLE    hGMem ;
        LPBITMAPINFO    lpBI ;
        void*            pDIBBits;
    
        OpenClipboard() ;
        hGMem = GetClipboardData(CF_DIB) ;
        lpBI = (LPBITMAPINFO)GlobalLock(hGMem) ;
        // point to DIB bits after BITMAPINFO object
        pDIBBits = (void*)(lpBI + 1); 
        ::StretchDIBits(pDC->m_hDC,
            metafile.left, metafile.top, 
            metafile.Width(), metafile.Height(),
            0, 0, lpBI->bmiHeader.biWidth, 
            lpBI->bmiHeader.biHeight,
            pDIBBits, lpBI, DIB_RGB_COLORS, SRCCOPY);
        GlobalUnlock(hGMem) ;
        CloseClipboard() ;
    }

That's it! Enjoy!

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralTypical How People Who Post Here Dont Test It Pin
xox_c0bra_xox8-Sep-09 7:44
xox_c0bra_xox8-Sep-09 7:44 
GeneralPaste CF_METAFILEPICT in a rtf dialog box app Pin
Filomela24-Mar-04 22:07
Filomela24-Mar-04 22:07 
How can I paste CF_METAFILEPICT in a rtf dialog box app?
Generalbug Pin
Anonymous3-Nov-03 13:42
Anonymous3-Nov-03 13:42 
GeneralRe: bug Pin
Jesper Knudsen9-Dec-04 3:21
Jesper Knudsen9-Dec-04 3:21 
QuestionLocal copy of clipboard memory ? Pin
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AnswerRe: Local copy of clipboard memory ? Pin
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