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tylerh27,

Have you searched the forum? :huh:

There are lots of threads out there when I looked for "+change +wallpaper". ;)

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Its quite ironic, I googled for +change +wallpaper +autoit and I ended up here!

I would like to see if anyone has a good working desktop wallpaper script for autoit that works in XP and 7, has jpg support and supports different strech modes.

Will keep googling!

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What did you try? I would also recommend you not to post in every thread that you find about there being a poor or no example. I found code once in the forum so it shouldn't be that difficult.

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Google uses the "+" as a way to tell it that it must include that word in the search rather than it would be nice to have it in the results.

If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.
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Google uses the "+" as a way to tell it that it must include that word in the search rather than it would be nice to have it in the results.

I've found that using the "+" doesn't usually work. I know what you mean tho... I usually have to resort to putting the term in quotes to get that exact match.

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There is several examples but a universal one fit all version for XP - 8 isnt so simple from my browsings

This was Smoke N's version which works on XP but cant handle jpg/png etc

#include

;Constants used in the Dll call

Dim Const $SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20;
Dim Const $SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = 0x01;
Dim Const $SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE = 0x02;
Dim Const $REGISTRY_PATH = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop"
Dim $file_name = '', $change = 1111111111, $file_path = '', $DoneLabel = 1111111111

;create the gui
$wall_change = GUICreate( "Don's Wallpaper Changer",300, 300 )

;create a simple about message for the script
GUICtrlCreateGroup( "What this does...", 15, 15, 270, 55 )
GUICtrlCreateLabel( "This program allows you to easily change the picture and style of your wallpaper.", 20, 30, 260, 30 )
GUICtrlCreateGroup ("",-99,-99,1,1) ;close group

; now that the GUI is created, show the gui and await user interaction
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

GUICtrlCreateGroup( "Image ( must be *.bmp ): ", 15, 75, 270, 50 )
$file_button = GUICtrlCreateButton('Choose Folder', 20, 95, 260, 20)
GUICtrlCreateGroup ("",-99,-99,1,1) ;close group

GUICtrlCreateGroup( "Wallpaper Options: ", 15, 135, 270, 110 )
$tile = GUICtrlCreateRadio( "Tile", 30, 155, 240, 20 )
$center = GUICtrlCreateRadio( "Center", 30, 185, 240, 20 )
$stretch = GUICtrlCreateRadio( "Stretch", 30, 215, 240, 20 )
GUICtrlCreateGroup ("",-99,-99,1,1) ;close group


;set the default to center
GUICtrlSetState ($center, $GUI_CHECKED)

While 1
$msg = GuiGetMsg()

Select

Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
ExitLoop

Case $msg = $file_button
$file_folder = FileSelectFolder('Choose a folder to browse:', @HomeDrive)
If Not @error Then
$file_name = _BrowseFolder($file_folder)
If IsArray($file_name) Then
If $DoneLabel <> 1111111111 Then GUICtrlDelete($DoneLabel)
$file_path = $file_name[1] & $file_name[2]
$change = GUICtrlCreateButton( "Change Wallpaper to " & $file_name[2] & '?', 20, 255, 260, 30 )
Else
$file_path = ''
EndIf
EndIf
Case $msg = $change
GUICtrlDelete($change)
$change = 1111111111
;now that the file name is valid, try to locate the file in the script directory
If $file_path <> '' Then
;now that we knwo the file exists, start making changes
;first update the Wallpaper style in the registry

;used to check for DllCall and RegWrite errors
Local $err

;Set tiled
If BitAND(GUICtrlRead($tile), $GUI_CHECKED) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
$err = RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "WallpaperStyle", "REG_SZ", "1" )
$err += RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "TileWallpaper", "REG_SZ", "1" )
;Set centered
ElseIf BitAND(GUICtrlRead($center), $GUI_CHECKED) = $GUI_CHECKED Then
$err = RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "WallpaperStyle", "REG_SZ", "1" )
$err += RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "TileWallpaper", "REG_SZ", "0" )
;Set stretched
Else
$err = RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "WallpaperStyle", "REG_SZ", "2" )
$err += RegWrite( $REGISTRY_PATH, "TileWallpaper", "REG_SZ", "0" )
EndIf

;Now that the registry edits were attempted, check for any errors
If $err <> 2 Then
MsgBox( 4096, "Registery Error!!!", "There was an error writing to the registry." )
Else
;No error writing to the registry, make the Dll call to change the image!
$err = DllCall( "User32.dll", "int", "SystemParametersInfo", "int", $SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, _
"int", 0, "string", $file_path, "int", $SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE )
If @error <> 0 Then
MsgBox( 4096, "Dll Error!!!", "There was an error making the Dll call." & @CR & "Error Code: " & @error )
EndIf
$err = DllCall( "User32.dll", "int", "SystemParametersInfo", "int", $SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, _
"int", 0, "string", $file_path, "int", $SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE )
If @error <> 0 Then
MsgBox( 4096, "Dll Error!!!", "There was an error making the Dll call." & @CR & "Error Code: " & @error )
EndIf
EndIf
$DoneLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel('Your Wallpaper was set to: ' & @CRLF & $file_name[2], 20, 255, 260, 40, 0X01)
GUICtrlSetFont($DoneLabel, 9, 400, -1, 'Arial Bold')
GUICtrlSetColor($DoneLabel, 0x0000FF)
Else
MsgBox( 4096, "Error!!!", "The file was not found in the current directory." & _
@CR & "Please put file in same directory as script!" )
EndIf
EndSelect
WEnd

Func _BrowseFolder($FolderToSearch)
Local $SearchFolder = FileFindFirstFile($FolderToSearch & '\*.bmp')
Local $bmpFile = FileFindNextFile($SearchFolder)
If @error Then Return 0

Local $BrowseGUI = GUICreate('WallPaper', 170, 225)
Local $BrowseLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel($bmpFile, 10, 10, 160, 20, 0x01)
Local $BrowsePic = GUICtrlCreatePic($FolderToSearch & '\' & $bmpFile, 10, 35, 150, 150)
Local $BrowseNext = GUICtrlCreateButton('Next', 5, 190, 50, 30)
Local $BrowseSelect = GUICtrlCreateButton('Select', 60, 190, 50, 30)
Local $BrowseCancel = GUICtrlCreateButton('Cancel', 115, 190, 50, 30)
GUICtrlSetFont($BrowseLabel, 9, 400, -1, 'ARIAL BOLD')
GUICtrlSetColor($BrowseLabel, 0XFF0000)
GUISetState()
While 1
$BrowseMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Select
Case $BrowseMsg = -3 Or $BrowseMsg = $BrowseCancel
ExitLoop
Case $BrowseMsg = $BrowseNext
$bmpFile = FileFindNextFile($SearchFolder)
If @error Then
GUICtrlSetState($BrowseNext, $GUI_DISABLE)
Else
GUICtrlSetImage($BrowsePic, $FolderToSearch & '\' & $bmpFile)
GUICtrlSetData($BrowseLabel, $bmpFile)
EndIf
Case $BrowseMsg = $BrowseSelect
GUIDelete($bmpFile)
Return StringSplit($FolderToSearch & '\' & Chr(01) & $bmpFile, Chr(01))
EndSelect
WEnd
GUIDelete($bmpFile)
Return 0
EndFunc

But i use this bit on vista and above

; Changes the wallpaper to $sFilename using $iType as:
; 1 Tiled
; 2 Centered
; 3 Stretched
; any other value (usually 0) unchanged
;
; Returns
; 0 if everything is allright.
; -1 if $sFile does not exist. @error is set to 1
; -2 if £sFile is not a .bmp file. @error is set to 2
Func _ChangeWallpaper($sFile, $iType)
If Not FileExists($sFile) Then
SetError(1)
Return -1
EndIf
If StringTrimLeft($sFile, StringInStr($sFile, '.', 0, -1)) <> 'jpg' Then
SetError(2)
Return -2
EndIf

Select
Case $iType = 1
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '1')
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '0')
Case $iType = 2
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '0')
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '0')
Case $iType = 3
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '0')
RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '2')
Case Else

EndSelect

RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'Wallpaper', 'reg_sz', $sFile)
DllCall("User32.dll", "int", "SystemParametersInfo", "int", 20, "int", 0, "str", $sFile, "int", 0)
Return 0
EndFunc ;==>_ChangeWallpaper

And i call it like this

Case @DesktopWidth = 1920 And @DesktopHeight = 1080; 1920x1080
FileCopy(@WorkingDir & "\TS_1920x1080.jpg", $dest_dir & "\TS_1920x1080.jpg", 9)
Sleep (1000)
_ChangeWallpaper($dest_dir & "\TS_1920x1080.jpg", 2)

Dunno if it helps but there are other bits and pieces around the forum

Its a shame there isnt a universal one that uses any file type... maybe one day

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Works in XP, supports jpg, using the GDI functions to convert jpg to bmp. Works in windows 7 as well, but I think it is redundant to use GDI functions to do that.

#Include <GDIPlus.au3>
If $CmdLine[0] = 1 And $CmdLine[1] = "/?" Then
 _ShowUsage()
EndIf
If $CmdLine[0] <> 2 Then
 _ShowUsage()
EndIf
If $CmdLine[0] = 2 Then
 $file = $CmdLine[1]
 $type = $CmdLine[2]
 _ChangeWallpaper($file, $type)
EndIf

Func _ChangeWallpaper($sFile, $iType)
 ; Changes the wallpaper to $sFilename using $iType as:
 ; 1 Tiled
 ; 2 Centered
 ; 3 Stretched
 ; any other value (usually 0) unchanged
 ;
 ; Returns
 ; 0 if everything is allright.
 ; -1 if $sFile does not exist. @error is set to 1
 ; -2 if $sFile is not bmp or jpg file. @error is set to 2
 
 If Not FileExists($sFile) Then
  SetError(1)
  Return -1
 EndIf
 $apos = StringInStr($sFile, "\", 0, -1)
 $bpos = StringInStr($sFile, ".", 0, -1)
 
 $sFileName = StringMid($sFile,$apos + 1 ,$bpos - $apos - 1)
 ConsoleWrite($sFileName & @CRLF)
 If Not StringRight($sFile,3) = "jpg" Or Not StringRight($sFile,3) = "bmp" Then
  SetError(2)
  Return -2
 EndIf
 Select
 Case $iType = 1
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '1')
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '0')
 Case $iType = 2
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '0')
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '0')
 Case $iType = 3
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'TileWallpaper', 'reg_sz', '0')
  RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'WallpaperStyle', 'reg_sz', '2')
 Case Else
  
 EndSelect
 ; Convert jpg to bmp
 If StringRight($sFile,3) = "jpg" Then
  _GDIPlus_Startup()
  $hImage = _GDIPlus_ImageLoadFromFile($sFile)
  $sCLSID = _GDIPlus_EncodersGetCLSID("BMP")
  _GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFileEx($hImage, @TempDir & "\"&$sFileName&".bmp", $sCLSID)
  _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
  $sFile = @TempDir & "\"&$sFileName&".bmp"
 EndIf
 Sleep(500)
 RegWrite('HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop', 'Wallpaper', 'reg_sz', $sFile)
 DllCall("user32", "int", "SystemParametersInfo", "int", 20, "int", 0, "str", $sFile, "int", 0)
EndFunc ;==>_ChangeWallpaper
Func _ShowUsage()
 Local $msg
 $msg = "ChangeWallpaper Copyright (c) " & @YEAR & "  ndog" & @CRLF & @CRLF
 $msg &= "Usage: ChangeWallpaper [ /? ] or [ filename type ]" & @CRLF & @CRLF
 $msg &= "filename must be .bmp or .jpg" & @CRLF & @CRLF
 $msg &= "type can be 1, 2 or 3" & @CRLF & @CRLF
 $msg &= "ChangeWallpaper /? shows this About Dialog" & @CRLF & @CRLF
 MsgBox(0x1040, "", $msg, 30)
 Exit
EndFunc ;==>_ShowUsage
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