Save images sequentially

[wzc0014]

I am working on an experiment for my research. I want to automate the following since I will be collecting 10000's samples. I am new to AutoIt but willing to learn, and I have a feeling that this is very simple to the experienced user unlike myself.

1. I want to click "Fire" in the software to fire my laser

- My laser will then fire and trigger my CCD camera to open the shutter and capture an image...

2. The image stays active in the window of the acquisition program.

- Currently, I have to click the save icon, enter the file name, and click save.

- This is the step I want to automate since I will be having to save 10000's files, and I need it to loop save file1, file2, file3... etc.

3. Finally, I want to Loop this sequence of firing my laser and then saving the image x number of times

Any help, and/or suggestions on where to look or what to read to figure this out for myself would be greatly appreciated.

Walter

[wzc0014]

In case anyone is interested I have solved my problem, maybe this can help some people.

Local $i = 0
Do
   WinActivate("SeriCon - New")
   WinWaitActive("SeriCon - New", "Send")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   WinActivate("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]")
   WinWaitActive("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]")
   ControlClick("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]", "SAVE", 1170)
   WinWaitActive("Save As")
   Send("{" & $i & "}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   $i = $i + 1
   Sleep(1000)  
Until $i = 10

[lark]

Just to point it out, it would be much more simple to use a for...next loop instead of a do...until.

For $i = 0 To 10
   WinActivate("SeriCon - New")
   WinWaitActive("SeriCon - New", "Send")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   WinActivate("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]")
   WinWaitActive("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]")
   ControlClick("SonyIIDC - [No Sony camera in system]", "SAVE", 1170)
   WinWaitActive("Save As")
   Send("{" & $i & "}")
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
Next

[wzc0014]

Thanks for the tip, but I am possibly missing something. What is the advantage of the for..next over the do..until? By much more simple, the only difference I can see is that it's two lines shorter...

[Mechaflash]

meh... gives you the same results, but reading the `for` on the first line, knowing how many times you are iterating before going to the end of the code helps for readability.

[wzc0014]

Ok, thanks.

Next issue..with what I currently have is sending the incremental number to the save as file name.

Is there an easy way to add a time stamp to the file name that I am saving?

[Mechaflash]

msgbox(0,"",@YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & @HOUR & @MIN)