Saving Graphics object to a jpg/bmp file

[Guest]

Is there a way to save a graphics object to a bmp/jpg file?

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

The short answer is no. You can save an Image to a file with some work.
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=205ea6e8-
cec6-4a84-8e77-db4f65c2731c

-Chris

 

[Guest]

Thanks Chri
Well i am currently drawing graphs using graphics and drawing assemblies directly onto a Form control and I wanna save this graph as a file. Can you suggest a means of achieveing this?

 

[Geoff Schwab [MSFT]]

This should help:

Saving a Control Image to a Bitmap File
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/scibf.asp

Geoff

Thanks Chris
Well i am currently drawing graphs using graphics and drawing assemblies

directly onto a Form control and I wanna save this graph as a file. Can you
suggest a means of achieveing this?

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Draw to a Bitmap instead of the screen. You can then save that bitmap
and/or blit it to the screen.

-Chris

Thanks Chris
Well i am currently drawing graphs using graphics and drawing assemblies

directly onto a Form control and I wanna save this graph as a file. Can you
suggest a means of achieveing this?