Const RC_PALETTE As Long = &H100
Const SIZEPALETTE As Long = 104
Const RASTERCAPS As Long = 38
Private Type PALETTEENTRY
    peRed As Byte
    peGreen As Byte
    peBlue As Byte
    peFlags As Byte
End Type
Private Type LOGPALETTE
    palVersion As Integer
    palNumEntries As Integer
    palPalEntry(255) As PALETTEENTRY ' Enough for 256 colors
End Type
Private Type GUID
    Data1 As Long
    Data2 As Integer
    Data3 As Integer
    Data4(7) As Byte
End Type
Private Type PicBmp
    Size As Long
    Type As Long
    hBmp As Long
    hPal As Long
    Reserved As Long
End Type
Private Declare Function OleCreatePictureIndirect Lib "olepro32.dll" (PicDesc As PicBmp, RefIID As GUID, ByVal fPictureOwnsHandle As Long, IPic As IPicture) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal iCapabilitiy As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSystemPaletteEntries Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal wStartIndex As Long, ByVal wNumEntries As Long, lpPaletteEntries As PALETTEENTRY) As Long
Private Declare Function CreatePalette Lib "gdi32" (lpLogPalette As LOGPALETTE) As Long
Private Declare Function SelectPalette Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hPalette As Long, ByVal bForceBackground As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RealizePalette Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function BitBlt Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hDestDC As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hSrcDC As Long, ByVal xSrc As Long, ByVal ySrc As Long, ByVal dwRop As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Function CreateBitmapPicture(ByVal hBmp As Long, ByVal hPal As Long) As Picture
    Dim R As Long, Pic As PicBmp, IPic As IPicture, IID_IDispatch As GUID
 
    'Fill GUID info
    With IID_IDispatch
        .Data1 = &H20400
        .Data4(0) = &HC0
        .Data4(7) = &H46
    End With
 
    'Fill picture info
    With Pic
        .Size = Len(Pic) ' Length of structure
        .Type = vbPicTypeBitmap ' Type of Picture (bitmap)
        .hBmp = hBmp ' Handle to bitmap
        .hPal = hPal ' Handle to palette (may be null)
    End With
 
    'Create the picture
    R = OleCreatePictureIndirect(Pic, IID_IDispatch, 1, IPic)
 
    'Return the new picture
    Set CreateBitmapPicture = IPic
End Function
Function hDCToPicture(ByVal hDCSrc As Long, ByVal LeftSrc As Long, ByVal TopSrc As Long, ByVal WidthSrc As Long, ByVal HeightSrc As Long) As Picture
    Dim hDCMemory As Long, hBmp As Long, hBmpPrev As Long, R As Long
    Dim hPal As Long, hPalPrev As Long, RasterCapsScrn As Long, HasPaletteScrn As Long
    Dim PaletteSizeScrn As Long, LogPal As LOGPALETTE
 
    'Create a compatible device context
    hDCMemory = CreateCompatibleDC(hDCSrc)
    'Create a compatible bitmap
    hBmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDCSrc, WidthSrc, HeightSrc)
    'Select the compatible bitmap into our compatible device context
    hBmpPrev = SelectObject(hDCMemory, hBmp)
 
    'Raster capabilities?
    RasterCapsScrn = GetDeviceCaps(hDCSrc, RASTERCAPS) ' Raster
    'Does our picture use a palette?
    HasPaletteScrn = RasterCapsScrn And RC_PALETTE ' Palette
    'What's the size of that palette?
    PaletteSizeScrn = GetDeviceCaps(hDCSrc, SIZEPALETTE) ' Size of
 
    If HasPaletteScrn And (PaletteSizeScrn = 256) Then
        'Set the palette version
        LogPal.palVersion = &H300
        'Number of palette entries
        LogPal.palNumEntries = 256
        'Retrieve the system palette entries
        R = GetSystemPaletteEntries(hDCSrc, 0, 256, LogPal.palPalEntry(0))
        'Create the palette
        hPal = CreatePalette(LogPal)
        'Select the palette
        hPalPrev = SelectPalette(hDCMemory, hPal, 0)
        'Realize the palette
        R = RealizePalette(hDCMemory)
    End If
 
    'Copy the source image to our compatible device context
    R = BitBlt(hDCMemory, 0, 0, WidthSrc, HeightSrc, hDCSrc, LeftSrc, TopSrc, vbSrcCopy)
 
    'Restore the old bitmap
    hBmp = SelectObject(hDCMemory, hBmpPrev)
 
    If HasPaletteScrn And (PaletteSizeScrn = 256) Then
        'Select the palette
        hPal = SelectPalette(hDCMemory, hPalPrev, 0)
    End If
 
    'Delete our memory DC
    R = DeleteDC(hDCMemory)
 
    Set hDCToPicture = CreateBitmapPicture(hBmp, hPal)
End Function
Private Sub Form_Load()
    'KPD-Team 1999
    'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
    'E-Mail: KPDTeam@Allapi.net
    'Create a picture object from the screen
    Set Me.Picture = hDCToPicture(GetDC(0), 0, 0, Screen.Width / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, Screen.Height / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY)
End Sub
 

    Set Picture2.Picture = hDCToPicture(Picture1.hdc, 0, 0, 100, 100)
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Const DC_ACTIVE = &H1
Const DC_NOTACTIVE = &H2
Const DC_ICON = &H4
Const DC_TEXT = &H8
Const BDR_SUNKENOUTER = &H2
Const BDR_RAISEDINNER = &H4
Const EDGE_ETCHED = (BDR_SUNKENOUTER Or BDR_RAISEDINNER)
Const BF_BOTTOM = &H8
Const BF_LEFT = &H1
Const BF_RIGHT = &H4
Const BF_TOP = &H2
Const BF_RECT = (BF_LEFT Or BF_TOP Or BF_RIGHT Or BF_BOTTOM)
Const DFC_BUTTON = 4
Const DFC_POPUPMENU = 5            'Solo Win98/2000 !!
Const DFCS_BUTTON3STATE = &H10
Const DT_CENTER = &H1
Const DC_GRADIENT = &H20          'Solo Win98/2000 !!
 
Private Type RECT
    Left As Long
    Top As Long
    Right As Long
    Bottom As Long
End Type
Private Declare Function DrawText Lib "user32" Alias "DrawTextA" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lpStr As String, ByVal nCount As Long, lpRect As RECT, ByVal wFormat As Long) As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
AutoRedraw = True
Dim r As RECT
r.Top = 0
r.Left = 0
r.Bottom = 20
r.Right = 500
DrawText Me.hdc, "Holaaaaaaaaaa", Len("Holaaaaaaaaaa"), r, BF_RECT Or BF_TOP
End Sub
 

Private Declare Function BitBlt Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hDestDC As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hSrcDC As Long, ByVal xSrc As Long, ByVal ySrc As Long, ByVal dwRop As Long) As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
Picture1.ScaleMode = 3
Picture2.ScaleMode = 3
Picture1.AutoRedraw = True
Picture2.AutoRedraw = True
r = BitBlt(Picture2.hdc, 0, 0, 100, 100, Picture1.hdc, 10, 10, vbSrcCopy)
End Sub
 

'This project needs 2 pictureboxes
'Picturebox1 must contain a picture with a lot of white pixels (we're going to use white as transparent color)
Private Declare Function TransparentBlt Lib "msimg32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hSrcDC As Long, ByVal xSrc As Long, ByVal ySrc As Long, ByVal nSrcWidth As Long, ByVal nSrcHeight As Long, ByVal crTransparent As Long) As Boolean
Private Sub Form_Load()
    'KPD-Team 1999
    'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
    'E-Mail: KPDTeam@Allapi.net
    Picture1.AutoSize = True
    'API uses pixels
    Picture1.ScaleMode = vbPixels
    Picture2.ScaleMode = vbPixels
End Sub
Private Sub Picture2_Paint()
    'If we don't call DoEvents first, our transparent image will be completely wrong
    DoEvents
    TransparentBlt Picture2.hdc, 0, 0, Picture2.ScaleWidth, Picture2.ScaleHeight, Picture1.hdc, 0, 0, Picture1.ScaleWidth, Picture1.ScaleHeight, vbWhite
End Sub
 

r=cargarredimencionarimg("c:\img.jpg",picture1)

Private Function RndString(ByVal LongString As Integer) As String
Dim I As Integer
    Randomize Timer
    For I = 0 To LongString
        Select Case (Int((3 * Rnd) + 1))
            Case 1: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((10 * Rnd) + 48))
            Case 2: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((26 * Rnd) + 65))
            Case 3: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((26 * Rnd) + 97))
        End Select
    Next
End Function

Private Function RndString(ByVal LongString As Integer) As String
Dim I As Integer
    Randomize Timer
    For I = 1 To LongString
        Select Case (Int((3 * Rnd) + 1))
            Case 1: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((10 * Rnd) + 48))
            Case 2: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((26 * Rnd) + 65))
            Case 3: RndString = RndString & Chr$(Int((26 * Rnd) + 97))
        End Select
    Next
End Function

Dim ImagenFoto As IPictureDisp
Public Function CargarRedimencionarIMG(sRuta As String, _
                        PictureFix As PictureBox, _
                        Optional ByVal Pic_Ancho As Double, _
                        Optional ByVal Pic_Alto As Double, _
                        Optional ByVal X As Integer = 0, _
                        Optional ByVal Y As Integer = 0, _
                        Optional ByVal X2 = 0, _
                        Optional ByVal Y2 = 0, _
                        Optional ByVal Ancho2, _
                        Optional ByVal Alto2, _
                        Optional Opcional) As Long
 
    On Error GoTo Nel:
 
    Dim Ancho As Single, Alto As Single, Porcentaje As Single
 
    Pic_Ancho = IIf(Pic_Ancho <= 0, PictureFix.Width, Pic_Ancho)
    Pic_Alto = IIf(Pic_Alto <= 0, PictureFix.Height, Pic_Alto)
 
    PictureFix.Width = Val(Pic_Ancho): PictureFix.Height = Val(Pic_Alto)
    PictureFix.Cls
    Set ImagenFoto = LoadPicture(sRuta)
    Ancho = ImagenFoto.Width
    Alto = ImagenFoto.Height
    If Ancho < PictureFix.Width And Alto < PictureFix.Height Then
        Porcentaje = 100
        CargarRedimencionarIMG = CentrarPicture(PictureFix, Ancho, Alto, X, Y, Porcentaje, X2, Y2, Ancho2, Alto2, Opcional)
        Exit Function
    End If
    If Ancho > PictureFix.Width Or Alto > PictureFix.Height Then
        If Ancho > Alto Then
            Porcentaje = (PictureFix.Width * 100) / Ancho
        Else
            Porcentaje = (PictureFix.Height * 100) / Alto
        End If
        CargarRedimencionarIMG = CentrarPicture(PictureFix, Ancho, Alto, X, Y, Porcentaje, X2, Y2, Ancho2, Alto2, Opcional)
        Exit Function
    ElseIf Ancho <= PictureFix.Width Or Alto <= PictureFix.Height Then
        If Ancho > Alto Then
            Porcentaje = (PictureFix.Width * 100) / Ancho
        Else
            Porcentaje = (PictureFix.Width * 100) / Alto
        End If
        CargarRedimencionarIMG = CentrarPicture(PictureFix, Ancho, Alto, X, Y, Porcentaje, X2, Y2, Ancho2, Alto2, Opcional)
    End If
    Exit Function
Nel:
    Cargar = 0
    Err.Clear
End Function
Private Function CentrarPicture(PictureFix As PictureBox, _
                                Optional ByVal Ancho As Double, _
                                Optional ByVal Alto As Double, _
                                Optional ByVal X As Integer = 0, _
                                Optional ByVal Y As Integer = 0, _
                                Optional Porcentaje As Single = 100, _
                                Optional ByVal X2 As Integer = 0, _
                                Optional ByVal Y2 As Integer = 0, _
                                Optional ByVal Ancho2, _
                                Optional ByVal Alto2, _
                                Optional Opcional) As Long
    On Error GoTo Nel
    Ancho = (Ancho * Porcentaje) / 100
    Alto = (Alto * Porcentaje) / 100
    PictureFix.Width = Ancho
    PictureFix.Height = Alto
    PictureFix.PaintPicture ImagenFoto, X, Y, Ancho, Alto, X2, Y2, Ancho2, Alto2, Opcional
    CentrarPicture = 1
    Exit Function
Nel:
    CentrarPicture = 0
    Err.Clear
End Function