Problem with "print screen" code

[AeroASM]

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invoke GetDesktopWindow
invoke GetDC,eax
invoke GetPixel,eax,500,600



WHy does this code not work? It returns -1 (=FFFFFFFF = white) for every pixel.

[Bieb]

I think that you get the desktop DC with the parameter 0, not the return of GetDeskTopWindow (I'm not sure what that function does.)

[Tedd]

-1 (0ffffffffh) is fail, not white :bdg
(000ffffffh would be white)

Anyway, the following appears to work for me (on Win2k anyway)

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    invoke GetDC, 0
    mov hddc,eax

    invoke SetPixel, hddc,1,1,0ffh    ;set pixel to red



If you're planning on using GetPixel to grab the screen - good luck!!
- it's extremely slow
- windows on top of the desktop are not PART of the desktop, ie. you will get an image of the desktop without the windows on it