[SOLVED] How to send an image through the Skype API?

How to send an image through the Skype API?

I am using the Skype4ComLib library to try and send an image to a contact on Skype.

Private Sub Button17_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnImageLoad.Click
    OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
    PicBox.ImageLocation = OpenFileDialog1.FileName.ToString
End Sub

This opens a dialog box for the user to select an image and loads it into a picture box called PicBox.

Private Sub Button15_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button15.Click
    TimerImage.Stop()
End Sub

Private Sub Button15_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button16.Click
    TimerImage.Stop()
End Sub

Buttons 15 and 16 start the timer.

I want to send the image from within the timer but I can't use skype.sendmessage as it only accepts a string.

Any ideas?

Solution

Using the SendKeys.Send method you can paste the picture from the clipboard in the message via the actual Skype application.

This is how I do it:

My.Computer.Clipboard.SetImage(PicBox.Image)
SkypeClient.Client.OpenMessageDialog("<contact to send to>")
SkypeClient.Client.Focus()
SendKeys.Send("^(V){ENTER}")

Replace <contact to send to> with the name of the contact you want to send the picture to.