Read out screen (IE) from memory

[UEZ]

Is it possible to get the screen from memory which will be created by embedded IE?

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; *******************************************************
; Example 1 - Trap COM errors so that 'Back' and 'Forward'
;               outside of history bounds does not abort script
;               (expect COM errors to be sent to the console)
; *******************************************************
;
#include <Array.au3>
#include <Clipboard.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <IE.au3>
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)

_IEErrorHandlerRegister ()

$oIE = _IECreateEmbedded ()
$hGUI = GUICreate("Embedded Web control Test", 640, 580, (@DesktopWidth - 640) / 2, (@DesktopHeight - 580) / 2, $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS + $WS_CLIPCHILDREN)
$GUIActiveX = GUICtrlCreateObj($oIE, 10, 40, 600, 360)
$GUI_Button_Back = GUICtrlCreateButton("Back", 10, 420, 100, 30)
$GUI_Button_Forward = GUICtrlCreateButton("Forward", 120, 420, 100, 30)
$GUI_Button_Home = GUICtrlCreateButton("Home", 230, 420, 100, 30)
$GUI_Button_Stop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 340, 420, 100, 30)

GUISetState()       ;Show GUI

_IENavigate ($oIE, "http://www.autoitscript.com")
Sleep(500)

#region only a test section
$oDocument = $oIE.document
$oBody = $oIE.document.body
$oHtml = $oIE.document.documentElement

;~ $oBody.scroll = "no"
;~ $oBody.style.borderStyle = "none"
;~ $oHtml.style.overflow = 'hidden'
;~ $oBody.style.overflow = 'hidden'
$BodyWidth = $oBody.scrollWidth
$BodyHeight = $oBody.scrollHeight
$RootWidth = $oHtml.scrollWidth
$RootHeight = $oHtml.scrollHeight

$oIE_handle = ControlGetHandle($hGUI, "", "[CLASS:Internet Explorer_Server; INSTANCE:1]")

$hDC = _WinAPI_GetDC($oIE_handle)
$hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC)
$hBmp = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleBitmap($hDC, $BodyWidth, $RootHeight)
_WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDc, $hBmp)
_WinAPI_BitBlt($hMemDC, 0, 0, $BodyWidth, $RootHeight, $hDC , 0, 0, $SRCCOPY)

_ClipBoard_Open(0)
_ClipBoard_Empty()
_ClipBoard_SetDataEx($hBmp, $CF_BITMAP)
_ClipBoard_Close()
_WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC)
_WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hDC)
_WinAPI_DeleteObject ($hBmp)
#endregion

; Waiting for user to close the window
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Home
            _IENavigate ($oIE, "http://www.autoitscript.com")
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Back
            _IEAction ($oIE, "back")
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Forward
            _IEAction ($oIE, "forward")
        Case $msg = $GUI_Button_Stop
            _IEAction ($oIE, "stop")
    EndSelect
WEnd

GUIDelete()

Exit

As you can see the web site will be rendered within the GUI.

Is it possible to copy the screen from embedded IE to a bitmap by reading it off the memory?

Br,

UEZ

Edited March 21, 2011 by UEZ

[UEZ]

No ideas?

Br,

UEZ