void MyClass::OnCopyToClipboardChart()

{

                // Get the size of the chartrectangle

                CRect rect;

                m_chartControl1.GetClientRect(rect);

                rect.NormalizeRect();   

                if(rect.IsRectEmpty() ||rect.IsRectNull())

                                return; 

                // get the chart's devicecontext

                CDC *pDc =m_chartControl1.GetWindowDC();

                CDC memDc;

                if(!memDc.CreateCompatibleDC(pDc))

                                return;

                // create a bitmap of thechart's current state

                CBitmap bitmap;

                if(!bitmap.CreateCompatibleBitmap(pDc,rect.Width(), rect.Height()))

                                return;

                CBitmap* pOldBitmap =memDc.SelectObject(&bitmap);

                memDc.BitBlt(0,0,rect.Width(),rect.Height(),pDc,rect.left,  rect.top ,SRCCOPY );                              

                if(OpenClipboard())

                {

                                // emptyclipboard data

                                EmptyClipboard();

                                // put the chartbitmap on the clipboard

                                SetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP,bitmap.GetSafeHandle());

                                CloseClipboard();

                }

                memDc.SelectObject(pOldBitmap);