Is it possible to use printscreen to save an image Topic is solved

[songdg]

I want to use printscreen key to capture the screen and then save an image file.

[zayntheboss]

Here's a script I wrote that does just that

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^q::
sleep, 100
send {PrintScreen}
sleep, 500
run MSPaint
Sleep, 1000
Send, #{Up}
Sleep, 500
Mouseclick, left, 250, 250, 5
Sleep, 200
send ^v
sleep, 500
Send ^s
Random, filename, 10000, 99999
Sleep, 500
Send %filename%
Sleep, 500
Send ^l
Sleep, 200
Send, desktop
Loop, 5 {
Send, {enter}
Sleep, 300
}

[Ridwan]

I use Gdip.ahk by tic to save the screenshot as file.
btw, you can use other Hotkey, not just PrintScreen

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#Include Gdip.ahk

PrintScreen::
    CurrentDate := A_YYYY "-" A_MM "-" A_DD
    CurrentTime := A_Hour "-" A_Min "-" A_Sec "." A_MSec

    Screenshot(CurrentDate "_" CurrentTime ".png")
Return

Screenshot(OutFile)
{
    pToken := Gdip_Startup()

    screen=0|0|%A_ScreenWidth%|%A_ScreenHeight%
    pBitmap := Gdip_BitmapFromScreen(screen)

    Gdip_SaveBitmapToFile(pBitmap, OutFile, 100)
    Gdip_DisposeImage(pBitmap)
    Gdip_Shutdown(pToken)
}

Here is the link:
https://github.com/tariqporter/Gdip/
https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6517

[songdg]

Here's a script I wrote that does just that

Code: Select all

^q::
sleep, 100
send {PrintScreen}
sleep, 500
run MSPaint
Sleep, 1000
Send, #{Up}
Sleep, 500
Mouseclick, left, 250, 250, 5
Sleep, 200
send ^v
sleep, 500
Send ^s
Random, filename, 10000, 99999
Sleep, 500
Send %filename%
Sleep, 500
Send ^l
Sleep, 200
Send, desktop
Loop, 5 {
Send, {enter}
Sleep, 300
}

Thank you very much.

[songdg]

I use Gdip.ahk by tic to save the screenshot as file.
btw, you can use other Hotkey, not just PrintScreen

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#Include Gdip.ahk

PrintScreen::
    CurrentDate := A_YYYY "-" A_MM "-" A_DD
    CurrentTime := A_Hour "-" A_Min "-" A_Sec "." A_MSec

    Screenshot(CurrentDate "_" CurrentTime ".png")
Return

Screenshot(OutFile)
{
    pToken := Gdip_Startup()

    screen=0|0|%A_ScreenWidth%|%A_ScreenHeight%
    pBitmap := Gdip_BitmapFromScreen(screen)

    Gdip_SaveBitmapToFile(pBitmap, OutFile, 100)
    Gdip_DisposeImage(pBitmap)
    Gdip_Shutdown(pToken)
}

Here is the link:
https://github.com/tariqporter/Gdip/
https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6517

Thanks for your direction.

[songdg]

If I want to use Gdip.ahk to select a rectangle area of the screen manually and save it as an image, how to do that, thanks.

[Hellbent]

If I want to use Gdip.ahk to select a rectangle area of the screen manually and save it as an image, how to do that, thanks.

I just posted a script here that has that written into it.


https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60949

It only draws on the main monitor, but can be tweaked to work on any monitor, in fact, I just wrote a class yesterday that I intend to use for these tasks.
https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=65366


There are a few functions in that first script that use my own custom gdip functions. They can be found in the lower part of the script.

If you need help picking out the code let me know.

Good luck.

[songdg]

If I want to use Gdip.ahk to select a rectangle area of the screen manually and save it as an image, how to do that, thanks.

I just posted a script here that has that written into it.


https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=60949

It only draws on the main monitor, but can be tweaked to work on any monitor, in fact, I just wrote a class yesterday that I intend to use for these tasks.
https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=65366


There are a few functions in that first script that use my own custom gdip functions. They can be found in the lower part of the script.

If you need help picking out the code let me know.

Good luck.

Thanks for your help, your scrip is a bit complex for a newbie like me.
Use that function?
Gdip_DrawRectangle(pGraphics, pPen, x, y, w, h){
Ptr := A_PtrSize ? "UPtr" : "UInt"
return DllCall("gdiplus\GdipDrawRectangle", Ptr, pGraphics, Ptr, pPen, "float", x, "float", y, "float", w, "float", h)
}

[Hellbent]

Thanks for your help, your scrip is a bit complex for a newbie like me.
Use that function?
Gdip_DrawRectangle(pGraphics, pPen, x, y, w, h){
Ptr := A_PtrSize ? "UPtr" : "UInt"
return DllCall("gdiplus\GdipDrawRectangle", Ptr, pGraphics, Ptr, pPen, "float", x, "float", y, "float", w, "float", h)
}

Yes that function is what you use to draw your rectangle.

The other day I took the scripts I linked you to and created a little script that does a image search. It might be helpful to you.
Once again it is a bit complex but it has drawing a rectangle, taking a screenshot, setting a search area and running a search.

https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=65438

A few months ago someone had asked me how to draw a rectangle to their screen so I made a little video that covers it step by step.
If you find the script in the thread I posted to complex, this should make things easy for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80FhzIm9IQQ

Let me know how it works out for you.

[DonTutti]

Hello, is it possible to change mouse cursor to square about 10x10 pixels and take screenshot when I click mouse buton in mouse position?