Convert image to base64

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/RhSolutions.AddIn/Tools/OcrTool.cs b/RhSolutions.AddIn/Tools/OcrTool.cs
index 965158b..a30b27c 100644
--- a/RhSolutions.AddIn/Tools/OcrTool.cs
+++ b/RhSolutions.AddIn/Tools/OcrTool.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 #endif
 
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace RhSolutions.Tools;
@@ -22,11 +24,13 @@ internal class OcrTool : Tool
 			await Task.Delay(100);
 		}).Wait();
 		
-		var bmp = SnippingTool.SnippingTool.Snip();
-		if (bmp != null)
+		var shot = SnippingTool.SnippingTool.Snip();
+		if (shot != null)
 		{
-			// Do something with the bitmap
-			//...
+			using MemoryStream ms = new();
+			shot.Save(ms, ImageFormat.Png);
+			byte[] imageBytes = ms.ToArray();
+			string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(imageBytes);
 		}
 		
 		Application.Visible = true;