Take screenshot and upload the same screenshot | OpenFileDialog Control

[newbie007]

Hello everyone,

I want to take screenshot of a specific area of my screen and save it somewhere, then I want to upload it on any website with a FileDialog.

1. Which is the best method to do the first step? Can I take a screenshot of a specific area and directly save it somewhere in autohotkey? Also delete it after uploading it?

2. Is it possible to control the OpenFileDialog without ImageSearch in AHK? Like navigating where I saved the screenshot and select it etc.

I'm asking a way without methods like ImageSearch because I want to run the script on many other PC's, so wouldn't it be safer if we click on objects (like a button in OFD) rather than ImageSearch since it wouldn't fit when the resolution changes?

I wanted to automate the website part with selenium or Rufaydium, which one is better? Since you guys have experience with both. I would like to know what professional coders think of those. Or another web automation library?


Thanks in advance

[Lepes]

I use this modified version of ScreenClipper by Learning One.
It saves screenshot on D:/temp and uses Datetime to name it: dd_mm_yyyy__hh_mm_ss
It also copy the new filename to the Clipboard, so, if you already have a FileDialog, you can just paste on it (Filename TextBox, or EditBox not sure how you call it).
I really don't understand what "FileDialog" you have. I mean, a FileDialog is part of Windows and some application just call it when you want to save or load from a file. So it relay on the application you are using. Most time Ctrl + O call Open File Dialog and maybe CTRL + S or CTRL + G call Save File Dialog; maybe you can Send those Shortcut from AutoHotkey to the active window.

If you already have a website to upload it, you can use: Run, www.theweb.com

[newbie007]

I use this modified version of ScreenClipper by Learning One.
It saves screenshot on D:/temp and uses Datetime to name it: dd_mm_yyyy__hh_mm_ss
It also copy the new filename to the Clipboard, so, if you already have a FileDialog, you can just paste on it (Filename TextBox, or EditBox not sure how you call it).
I really don't understand what "FileDialog" you have. I mean, a FileDialog is part of Windows and some application just call it when you want to save or load from a file. So it relay on the application you are using. Most time Ctrl + O call Open File Dialog and maybe CTRL + S or CTRL + G call Save File Dialog; maybe you can Send those Shortcut from AutoHotkey to the active window.

If you already have a website to upload it, you can use: Run, www.theweb.com

Thanks for your answer.

Although I'm not searching an advanced Screenshot tool, I can take the screenshot with LightShot or any similar light-weight tool.

I also want to automate all the stuff. So the question is, can find and press a button or a text field in an OpenFileDialog (Windows standard) and press it.

Like here;
https://prnt.sc/-7HQZkO_NK6r

You see that the name of the button is Button1, can I find it also within AHK ? If yes, how do I find the ClassNN Object?

[BoBo]

What's the web service link you wanna upload the file to?

[newbie007]

What's the web service link you wanna upload the file to?

One with an OpenFileDialog when you press on "Choose Image" like this one
https://prnt.sc/

[BoBo]

@newbie007 - You can detect that pages Upload-Button ("Wähle Bilder aus") using UIAViewer.exe or AccViewer.exe (where btw, that button has the acc-path '4.1.1.2.2.2.4.1.1.1.1.1' (Chrome Version 102.0.5005.62 (Official Build - 64-Bit)). Once OpenFileDialog opens you can enter the full path of your screenshot/image to its filename/Dateiname-field (that should have the focus already). That will simply overwrite the Dialogs preset/default filepath, without forcing you to meander through a directory tree beforehand. HTH, good luck

Edit: meanwhile UIAViewer can detect acc-paths! As explained here: viewtopic.php?p=467030#p467030
Well, as its developer mentioned explicitly: "... but I think I don't want to work with legacy code anymore (Oleacc/MSAA is not actively being developed anymore, but UIA is)". So, going with UIA is preferable.

[newbie007]

@newbie007 - You can detect that pages Upload-Button ("Wähle Bilder aus") using UIAViewer.exe or AccViewer.exe (where btw, that button has the acc-path '4.1.1.2.2.2.4.1.1.1.1.1' (Chrome Version 102.0.5005.62 (Official Build - 64-Bit)). Once OpenFileDialog opens you can enter the full path of your screenshot/image to its filename/Dateiname-field (that should have the focus already). That will simply overwrite the Dialogs preset/default file path, without forcing you to meander through a directory tree beforehand. HTH, good luck

Edit: meanwhile UIAViewer can detect acc-paths! As explained here: viewtopic.php?p=467030#p467030
Well, as its developer mentioned explicitly: "... but I think I don't want to work with legacy code anymore (Oleacc/MSAA is not actively being developed anymore, but UIA is)".
So, going with UIA is preferable.

I read that but what do you guys mean with "Acc"? I'm not that advanced

[boiler]

See Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA). That interface allows for accessing text associated with controls that otherwise wouldn’t be available. An AHK library supporting MSAA was posted here.