Newbie requiring help

[jameswaugh]

Hi

This is my first request for help so please be nice, i have only just started using Autoit and i need to capture a screen shot and save it with the file neam of machine number , user, date and time on a network drive.

I have used scripts that i have found on this forum and have got to the point where i press printscreen and it copies the screen to clipboard and previews it. This is where i get stuck as i can do a file save as but then that requires user input which is what i want to avoid. I know the text for the $filename is correct but i dont understand how to get it to put it as the file name and save it automatically. If that makes sense.

Thanks in advance

Func ContentHandler()
    Local $buffer
    Local $clipbmp = GetClipBoard($buffer)
    If $DEBUG Then
        _FileWriteLog($LOG, ";----------------------------------------------------------" & @LF)
        _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Begin Process: " & @error & @LF)
    EndIf
    If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Getting Clipboard>" & @error & @LF)
    If $clipbmp Then
        If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Captured Screen>" & @error & @LF)
        PreviewImage($buffer, $wide, $tall)
        
        FileSaveDialog ( "Save As" , "\\Wyjs_pdc\Flare\JWaugh" , "Images (*.jpg;*.bmp)")
        
        $filename = @UserName & " on " & @ComputerName & " at " & @HOUR & "." & @MIN & "." & @SEC & " on " & @MON & "-" & @MDAY & "-" & @YEAR & ".jpg"

    
    If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Return Error Status: " & @error & @LF)
    EndIf
    If $DEBUG Then
        _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Exiting Now.  Bye." & @LF)
        _FileWriteLog($LOG, ";----------------------------------------------------------" & @LF & @LF)
    EndIf
    DeleteObject($clipbmp)
    $buffer = 0
EndFunc   ;==>ContentHandler

Edited August 18, 2006 by jameswaugh

[JSThePatriot]

Welcome to the AutoIt community. Thank you for posting code and not just an open-ended question.

1. You forgot your closing [/autoit] tag.

2. There are some functions in your script that do not exist in AutoIt so to better underdstand what your script is doing at each location it would be required that I see these functions to further assist (GetClipBoard(), PreviewImage()).

Again thank you for posting your question. I hope to be able to help.

JS

[jameswaugh]

Preview Image is this

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Func PreviewImage(ByRef $byteStruct, $wid, $hgt)
    ; Local Const $DIB_RGB_COLORS = 0
    ; Local Const $SRCCOPY = 0xCC0020
    Local Const $STM_SETIMAGE = 0x0172
    Local Const $IMAGE_BITMAP = 0
    
    Local $preview = GUICreate("Preview", 500, 400, (@DesktopWidth - 500) / 2, (@DesktopHeight - 400) / 2)
    Local $pic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0, $wid, $hgt)
    Local $pic_hWnd = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "GetDlgItem", "hwnd", $preview, "int", $pic)
    $pic_hWnd = $pic_hWnd[0]
    GUISetState()
    Local $lpInfo = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAPINFOHEADER & ";" & $tagBITS)
    
    DllStructSetData($lpInfo, 1, 40)
    DllStructSetData($lpInfo, 2, $wid)
    DllStructSetData($lpInfo, 3, $hgt)
    DllStructSetData($lpInfo, 4, 1)
    DllStructSetData($lpInfo, 5, $bpp)
    Local $dc = GetDC($pic_hWnd)
    if ($dc) Then
        ConsoleWrite("Dc>" & $dc & @LF)
        Local $hBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap($dc, $wid, $hgt)
        If $hBitmap Then
            ConsoleWrite("$hBitmap>" & $hBitmap & @LF)
            Local $v_ret = SetDIBits($dc, $hBitmap, 0, $hgt, DllStructGetPtr($byteStruct), DllStructGetPtr($lpInfo), $DIB_RGB_COLORS)
            if ($v_ret) Then
                ConsoleWrite("$v_ret>" & $v_ret & @LF)
                Local $vret = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", "hwnd", $pic_hWnd, "int", $STM_SETIMAGE, "int", $IMAGE_BITMAP, "hwnd", $hBitmap)
                If $vret[0] Then ConsoleWrite("SendMessage>" & $v_ret[0] & @LF)
                
            EndIf
        EndIf
        Sleep(3000)
        GUIDelete($preview)
        ReleaseDC($pic_hWnd, $dc)
    EndIf
    $lpInfo = 0
EndFunc   ;==>PreviewImage

[jameswaugh]

Get Clipboard

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Func GetClipBoard(ByRef $pbuf)
    Local $hBitmap;
    Local $hMyDC
    Local $bmBitmap = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAP)
    If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "DllStructCreate Error>" & $StructError[@error] & @LF)
    Local $Me = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "GetDesktopWindow")
    If IsArray($Me) Then
        OpenClipboard($Me[0])
        If (IsClipboardFormatAvailable($CF_BITMAP)) Then
            $hBitmap = GetClipboardData($CF_BITMAP)
            If ($hBitmap) Then
                GetObject($hBitmap, DllStructGetSize($bmBitmap), DllStructGetPtr($bmBitmap))
                For $x = 1 To 7
                    ConsoleWrite("BMP>" & $x & ">" & DllStructGetData($bmBitmap, $x) & @LF)
                Next
                
                $hMyDC = GetDC(0)
                If ($hMyDC) Then
                    Local $width = DllStructGetData($bmBitmap, 2)
                    Local $height = DllStructGetData($bmBitmap, 3)
                    Local $DIBHead = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAPINFOHEADER & ";" & $tagBITS)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 1, 40)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 2, $width)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 3, $height)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 4, 1)
                    $bpp = DllStructGetData($bmBitmap, 6)
                    If $bpp > 16 Then $bpp = 24
                    ConsoleWrite(">>$bbp>" & $bpp & @LF)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 5, $bpp)
                    
                    Local $iBitmap = CreateDIBSection($hMyDC, $DIBHead, $DIB_RGB_COLORS, 0, 0, 0)
                    Local $iSrc = CreateCompatibleDC(0)
                    Local $hOldObj = SelectObject($iSrc, $hBitmap)
                    Local $iDest = CreateCompatibleDC(0)
                    Local $hNewObj = SelectObject($iDest, $iBitmap)
                    if (DllStructGetData($DIBHead, 5) <= 8) Then
                        ;take the DFB's palette and set it to our DIB
                        ;not working with clipboard yet.
                        Local $hPalette = GetCurrentObject($iSrc, $OBJ_PAL);
                        if ($hPalette) Then
                            Local $pal = DllStructCreate("byte[1024]")
                            Local $nEntries = GetPaletteEntries($hPalette, 0, 256, DllStructGetPtr($pal));
                            if ($nEntries) Then
                                If $DEBUG Then ConsoleWrite("$nEntries:" & $nEntries & @LF)
                                For $x = 1 to ($nEntries * 4) Step 4
                                    DllStructSetData($pal, 1, 0, $x)
                                Next
                                ConsoleWrite(SetDIBColorTable($iDest, 0, $nEntries * 4, DllStructGetPtr($pal)) & @LF)
                            EndIf
                        EndIf
                    EndIf
                    BitBlt($iDest, 0, 0, $width, $height, $iSrc, 0, 0, $SRCCOPY)
                    $wide = DllStructGetData($DIBHead, 2)
                    $tall = DllStructGetData($DIBHead, 3)
                    Local $size = (((($wide * 32) + 31) / 32) * 4) * Abs($tall)
                    DllStructSetData($DIBHead, 7, $size)
                    ;                       $bmInfoHeader = DllStructCreate($tagBITMAPINFOHEADER, DllStructGetPtr($DIBHead, 1))
                    ConsoleWrite("byte[" & DllStructGetData($DIBHead, 7) & "]" & @LF)
                    $pbuf = DllStructCreate("byte[" & DllStructGetData($DIBHead, 7) & "]")
                    GetDIBits($iDest, $iBitmap, 0, $tall, DllStructGetPtr($pbuf), DllStructGetPtr($DIBHead), 0)
                Else
                    If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Error retrieving Bitmap" & @LF)
                EndIf
                
                ; Release struct.
                CloseClipboard()
                ReleaseDC(0, $iSrc)
                DeleteDC($iSrc)
                ReleaseDC(0, $iDest)
                DeleteDC($iDest)
                DeleteObject($hBitmap)
                $hBitmap = $iBitmap
                DeleteObject($hOldObj)
                DeleteObject($hNewObj)
                ReleaseDC(0, $hMyDC)
                DeleteDC($hMyDC)
                $bmBitmap = 0
                $pal = 0
                $DIBHead = 0
                
                If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Bitmap Retrieved" & @LF)
            Else
                If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "Error creating DC" & @LF)
            EndIf
            ;Return $iBitmap
            Return $hBitmap
        Else
            If $DEBUG Then _FileWriteLog($LOG, "No bitmap's in clipboard" & @LF)
        EndIf
    EndIf
    
EndFunc   ;==>GetClipBoard

[jameswaugh]

As i said i did get this from the Autoit forum i will find where i got it and post link to it as i cant fully remember what i searched for the first time.

got it from thisa forum so i will also ask in there

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29920

Edited August 18, 2006 by jameswaugh

[JSThePatriot]

Hrm...Okay.

I am unsure how you are supposed to take it from that point and save it. Maybe a FileSaveAs() dialog box isnt the way to go.

Could you FileOpen() FileWrite() FileClose() using the binary data? That way it wouldnt require any intervention at all?

JS

[JSThePatriot]

Okay, I would recommend that you use the functions that are available in that thread. It already has where you can save it directly to a file.

JS

[jameswaugh]

Thankyou for that i will try it and look through the other post as i may have missed something that has been posted there.

[JSThePatriot]

Thankyou for that i will try it and look through the other post as i may have missed something that has been posted there.

You shouldnt need the PreviewImage() since you arent wanting user interaction. Just use the other functions. I think it is CreateDib() and SaveDibToFile().

JS

[eltorro]

@jameswaugh

please see this in your other post here.

eltorro.

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eltorro

[i386]

Try pasting it in MSPaint using the hidden window function.