tambien puedes guardarla en la memoria con esta funcion y asi no tienes necesidad de abrirla
toPicture = LoadPicture(FORM.IMAGE.PICTURE)
CF_BITMAP = 2
Declare Long OpenClipboard In user32 Long hWnd
Declare Long CloseClipboard In user32
Declare Long EmptyClipboard In user32
Declare Long SetClipboardData In user32 Long uFormat, Long hMem
Declare Long CopyImage In user32 Long, long, long, long, long
If OpenClipboard(0) = 0
Error "Cannot open clipboard"
EndIf
EmptyClipboard()
If toPicture.Type = 1 && Bitmap
h = CopyImage(toPicture.Handle, 0, 0, 0, 0)
SetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP, h)
EndIf
CloseClipboard()
clear dlls
toPicture =null
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