from VC++ to C# translation - newbie

[Matias Woloski]

I need to translate this to c#.
It's for a capturing screen shots on IE.

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/iecapt/IECapt/IECapt/IECapt.cpp?rev=1.2

I don't know how to start. Should I use p/invoke? How I handler the WM
messages? How do I create the hidden IE window?
Is it possible with c# or I should I go to managed c++ extensions?

Thanks,
Matias

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Matias,

I think your best bet would be to rewrite what you have. It looks like
a hybrid ATL/WTL project, and while some of it can be transported over,
there are different mechanisms for doing what you want to do now (for
example, using Windows Forms instead of WTL).

Since it seems the screen capture is handled using a separate COM
object, why not just compile that into it's own dll and then access it
through interop?

 

[Matias Woloski]

Thanks Nicholas

Interop is not an option... I would like a rewrite on managed c#, maybe
using shdocvw.dll.
But I don't know how would I capture de DC of the browser...

Thanks again,
Matias

Matias,

I think your best bet would be to rewrite what you have. It looks like
a hybrid ATL/WTL project, and while some of it can be transported over,
there are different mechanisms for doing what you want to do now (for
example, using Windows Forms instead of WTL).

Since it seems the screen capture is handled using a separate COM
object, why not just compile that into it's own dll and then access it
through interop?


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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I need to translate this to c#.
It's for a capturing screen shots on IE.

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/iecapt/IECapt/IECapt/IECapt.cpp?rev=1.2

I don't know how to start. Should I use p/invoke? How I handler the WM
messages? How do I create the hidden IE window?
Is it possible with c# or I should I go to managed c++ extensions?

Thanks,
Matias