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Taking Pictures with AHK?

 
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TheLostBoy



Joined: 18 Apr 2005
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Location: WI, USA
PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 6:33 am    Post subject: Taking Pictures with AHK? Reply with quote
Code:
   ^f8::
   Send, {alt}{printscreen}
   FileAppend, %clipboardall%, C:\AHKSnap.jpg


I'm sure thats how it should be to take a screen shot picture with AHK but for some reason it doesn't actually show a picture file but I get the message "cannot create preview" or something as such when I go to view it. However if I manually open the file with notepad HOLY MOLEY does it ever have a ton of ascii garb all over. Am I missing something.. perhaps this is not possible but if it is and you guys know how to do it properly I'd love to know

DANKA! Razz
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BoBo
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maybe its possible to convert the image to disk via the "Print To File"-option?! (BrainDump, might be pure nonsense Rolling Eyes)

btw: that could be of interest as well (for Chris&friends with source code) - [ClipboardImageArchiver]
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
[Save Picture from Clipboard to file]

Sample for an optional AHK feature ? Wink
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
[Capture Screen to Clipboard including dropdown menu
] C++ with source.
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MYYM



Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 133
PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 8:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try this code, it'd save the picture using Paint (.bmp file)
you can replace it with any program you like to use that may support more formats (Jpg). But maybe you'll need to change the send commands.
Hotkeys used in the script are:
Ctrl+F8 ...... capture and save
Esc............. exit

Code:
^F8::
send {Alt}{printscreen}
Run,MSPAINT.EXE
WinWait, untitled - Paint
WinActivate, untitled - Paint
Send, {CTRLDOWN}v{CTRLUP}
Send, {ALTDOWN}f{ALTUP}
Send, A
WinWait, Save As
WinActivate, Save As
Send, %A_now%.bmp{ENTER}
WinWait, %A_now%.bmp,
IfWinNotActive, %A_now%.bmp, , WinActivate, %A_now%.bmp ,
Send, {ALTDOWN}{f4}{ALTUP}
return

esc::
exitapp
return

I hope that could do what you want.
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Chris
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
BoBo, thanks for the code, but neither one is suitable. The first is C# and/or .Net, so can't be used due to code bloat and possibly a lack of compatibility on some systems. The second doesn't have any means to save the file to disk.

In spite of this, it's still on the to-do list to provide this capability, I just need to do more research.
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Chris wrote:
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but neither one is suitable
Was just for informational purpose, as often Wink. Thx for your effort. Very Happy
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