Hello, I thought I'll post a VB solution (feel free to laugh) For y = 120 To Picture1.Height Step (16 * 15) b = 0 p = 7 For x = 120 To Picture1.Width - 120 Step (16 * 15) If (Picture1.Point(x, y) And &HFF) = 230 Then b = b Or (2 ^ p) p = p - 1 Next x sstr = sstr & Chr(b) Next y Clipboard.Cle...