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Hi all

Im using this script i found on the forum. We just bought new monitor Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p (24in wide) LCD

The script can return the serial number but not the type of the monitor

Can someone help me please with the script

Thanks !

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=n

#AutoIt3Wrapper_AU3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6

#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

;Retrieve Monitor Model and Serial

;13 November 2005 by Geert (NL)

;used parts made by archrival (http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11136)

;Edited by rover 18 June 2008

;Collect EDID strings for all active monitors

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

; ConsoleWrites slow a script if not needed

Global $Debug = True ; change to False or comment out/remove ConsoleWrite() lines if debugging to console not needed

Global $iCounterEDID = 0

Global $asEDID[1], $edidarray[1], $error1, $error2, $error3

Global $iCounterMonitorName = 1, $iCounterMonitorCode, $iCounterMonitorControlFolder

Global $sMonitorName, $sMonitorCode, $sMonitorControlFolder, $sMonitorEDIDRead, $ser, $name, $j

Do

$sMonitorName = RegEnumKey("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY", $iCounterMonitorName)

$error1 = @error

If $Debug Then ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & '@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : $sMonitorName = ' & _

StringStripWS($sMonitorName, 2) & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & $error1 & @CRLF)

If $sMonitorName <> "" Then

$iCounterMonitorCode = 1

Do

; Search 'monitor code' - e.g. 5&3aba5caf&0&10000080&01&00

$sMonitorCode = RegEnumKey("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY\" & _

$sMonitorName, $iCounterMonitorCode)

$error2 = @error

If $Debug Then ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : $sMonitorCode = ' & _

StringStripWS($sMonitorCode, 2) & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & $error2 & @CRLF)

; Search Control folder - When available, the active monitor is found

$iCounterMonitorControlFolder = 1

Do

$sMonitorControlFolder = RegEnumKey("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY\" & _

$sMonitorName & "\" & $sMonitorCode, $iCounterMonitorControlFolder)

$error3 = @error

If $Debug Then ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : $sMonitorControlFolder = ' & _

StringStripWS($sMonitorControlFolder, 2) & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & $error3 & @CRLF)

If $sMonitorControlFolder == "Control" Then; Active monitor found!

Switch RegEnumVal("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY\" & $sMonitorName & _

"\" & $sMonitorCode & "\Device Parameters", 1)

Case "EDID"

$sMonitorEDIDRead = RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\DISPLAY\" & _

$sMonitorName & "\" & $sMonitorCode & "\Device Parameters", "EDID")

If $sMonitorEDIDRead <> "" Then

$iCounterEDID += 1

$asEDID[0] = $iCounterEDID

ReDim $asEDID[uBound($asEDID) + 1]

$asEDID[uBound($asEDID) - 1] = $sMonitorEDIDRead; Add found EDID string to Array

EndIf

Case "BAD_EDID"

$iCounterEDID += 1

$asEDID[0] = $iCounterEDID

ReDim $asEDID[uBound($asEDID) + 1]

$asEDID[uBound($asEDID) - 1] = "BAD_EDID"; Add BAD_EDID string to Array

Case Else

EndSwitch

EndIf

$iCounterMonitorControlFolder += 1; Increase counter to search for next folder

Until $error3 <> 0

$iCounterMonitorCode += 1; Increase counter to search for next 'monitor code' folder

Until $error2 <> 0

EndIf

$iCounterMonitorName += 1; Increase counter to search for next monitor

Until $error1 <> 0

; Decrypt collected EDID strings - Thanks archrival

For $k = 1 To $asEDID[0]

Switch $asEDID[$k]

Case ""

$ser = ""

$name = ""

Case "BAD_EDID"

$ser = "BAD_EDID"

$name = "BAD_EDID"

Case Else

$j = 0

Dim $edidarray[stringLen($asEDID[$k])]

$edidarray[0] = (StringLen($asEDID[$k]) / 2) + 1

For $i = 1 To StringLen($asEDID[$k]) Step 2

$j += 1

$edidarray[$j] = Dec(StringMid($asEDID[$k], $i, 2))

Next

$ser = StringStripWS(_FindMonitorSerial(), 1 + 2)

$name = StringStripWS(_FindMonitorName(), 1 + 2)

EndSwitch

;Show MonitorSerial & MonitorName: no info? -> Your using a notebook right!

MsgBox(64, "Monitor " & $k, "MonitorSerial: " & @TAB & _

$ser & @CRLF & "MonitorName: " & @TAB & $name)

Next

#region - Functions

Func _FindMonitorSerial(); Thanks archrival

Local $sernumstr = "", $sernum = 0, $endstr

For $i = 1 To (UBound($edidarray) / 2) - 4

If $edidarray[$i] = "0" And $edidarray[$i + 1] = "0" And $edidarray[$i + 2] = "0" _

And $edidarray[$i + 3] = "255" And $edidarray[$i + 4] = "0" Then

$sernum = $i + 4

EndIf

Next

If $sernum <> 0 Then

$endstr = 0

For $i = 1 To 13

If $edidarray[$sernum + $i] = "10" Then

$endstr = 1

Else

If $endstr = 0 Then

$sernumstr &= Chr($edidarray[$sernum + $i])

EndIf

EndIf

Next

EndIf

Return $sernumstr

EndFunc ;==>_FindMonitorSerial

Func _FindMonitorName(); Thanks archrival

Local $n = 0, $namestr = "", $endstr

For $i = 1 To (UBound($edidarray) / 2) - 4

If $edidarray[$i] = "0" And $edidarray[$i + 1] = "0" And _

$edidarray[$i + 2] = "252" And $edidarray[$i + 3] = "0" Then

$n = $i + 3

EndIf

Next

If $n <> 0 Then

$endstr = 0

For $i = 1 To 13

If $edidarray[$n + $i] = "10" Then

$endstr = 1

Else

If $endstr = 0 Then

$namestr &= Chr($edidarray[$n + $i])

EndIf

EndIf

Next

EndIf

Return $namestr

EndFunc ;==>_FindMonitorName

#endregion

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The script can return the serial number but not the type of the monitor

I ran the script and it tells me the serial and name of my monitor. What do you mean it can't return the type of monitor? Did you mean it won't return the name?

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