> Help!

> I would like to take a picturebox and convert the image to a monochrome
> image on another picturebox.  I read that the CopyImage API may be able
to
> do this but I could not get it to work.  I would also like to take a
> picturebox image and overlay a pattern on it or invert the image.  I
think
> the PatBlt API will do it but I can't get this working either!

> If anyone has any examples please reply or email.

> Thanks in advance,
> Sam

> PatBlt() I've never used, but here's a code snippet I have used to
convert
> a color picture to monochrome.  As written, it takes a colored image from
> picture1 and blits a black and white copy to picture2 on form1.

>   btmp = CreateBitmap(Form1.Picture1.ScaleWidth,
> Form1.Picture1.ScaleHeight, 1, 1, 0&)
>   chdc = CreateCompatibleDC(Form1.Picture1.hDC)
>   x = SelectObject(chdc, btmp)
>   l = BitBlt(chdc, 0, 0, Form1.Picture1.ScaleWidth,
> Form1.Picture1.ScaleHeight, Form1.Picture1.hDC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY)
>   l = BitBlt(Form1!Picture2.hDC, 0, 0, Form1.Picture1.ScaleWidth,
> Form1.Picture1.ScaleHeight, chdc, 0, 0, SRCCOPY)
>   Form1.Picture2.Refresh
>   btmp = SelectObject(chdc, x)
>   k = DeleteObject(btmp)
>   retval = DeleteDC(chdc)

> Jim Deutch