Automate screenshots: keypress1 pause keypress2 pause keypress1 ... and so on

[undekaeder]

I have not been here for a long time and now there is a need you may are interested in?

I want to automate the following:

Keypress Win+print (Take a screenshot of the whole desktop)
wait for n seconds
Keypress arrow right
wait for n seconds

and so on.

Any help that let me solve this problem soon is very welcomed.

Best wishes
Undekaeder

 

my final solution (to be compiled):

HotKeySet("{Esc}", "Stop")
Func Stop()
Exit
EndFunc

$numberofpages = 0

$numberofscreens = InputBox("How many screenshots should be saved?", "Enter the number of screenshots")
$pause = InputBox("Pause", "Enter the time between screenshots and pageturns — depends on the time it takes the browser to present the new content.")


While 1
savescreenandturnpage()
 $numberofpages += 1
 If $numberofpages = $numberofscreens Then
     Send("{Esc}")
     EndIf
WEnd


Func savescreenandturnpage()
Send("{RIGHT}")
Sleep($pause)
Send ("#{Printscreen}")
Sleep(1500)
EndFunc

 

Autoit is really excellent!

 

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by undekaeder

[caramen]

Hello man could I see the code you tried ? 

[Nine]

What is this for ?  I do not see any usage for it.  Maybe there is a better approach than using key presses to automate the application.  Let us know more of what you are after.  Thanks.

[JockoDundee]

14 hours ago, undekaeder said:

Keypress Win+print 
wait for n seconds
Keypress arrow right
wait for n seconds

and so on.

and so on?

Keypress Ctrl-Alt-Delete

wait for n seconds

Keypress Ctrl-Alt-Delete

 

[caramen]

16 hours ago, Nine said:

Let us know more of what you are after.  Thanks.

What application are you trying to automate ?

Post your code.

[Jos]

21 minutes ago, caramen said:

What application are you trying to automate ?

Post your code.

Would be much better to wait for the OP to answer your (already earlier ) asked question, as @Nine is likely unable to answer it.  

[undekaeder]

Thank you for your interest.

I would like to use such a tool to be able to make screenshots of pages (images) that are available via archive.org. At this moment I have to do this work step by step manually.

Maybe the one or other is interested too?

A few lines of code that could save time.

Thank you and best wishes
Undekaeder

Supplement: Find my solution in the first post

Edited November 11, 2020 by undekaeder