From: rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net   
      
   > Private Sub mnu_save_Click()   
   >     CommonDialog1.Filter = "Pictures (*.bmp)|*.bmp"   
   >     CommonDialog1.ShowSave   
   >     SavePicture Image, "d:\my documents\vb6\TEST.BMP"   
   > End Sub   
      
   Is this the EXACT code you used? If so, the keyword "Image" by itself is   
   not sufficient; that needs to be   
      
   SavePicture picmain.Image, "d:\my documents\vb6\TEST.BMP"   
      
   assuming your PictureBox is named "picmain" as indicated elsewhere in   
   your post.   
      
   Rick   
      
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