[python-win32] Creating a screenshot..

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:05:03 -0500

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Hello.

I was wondering how to create a screenshot of the user's screen and
return that data into a variable. I was told to look into the python
win32 extensions and I did. The only idea I could come up with for
accomplishing my goal was the following:

win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_PRINT, 0)

win32clipboard.OpenClipboard(0)

data = win32clipboard.GetClipboardData(win32clipboard.CF_BITMAP)

win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()

This, unfortunately, didn't work for two reasons. First: the first line
didn't successful recreate the act of the user pressing down the "Print
Screen" button. Pressing this down would have taken a screenshot of the
screen in bitmap format and pasted it to the clipboard. Second: I get a
"NotImplementedError" on line 3. Apparently "GetClipboardData" doesn't
work with the BITMAP type yet? :-(

Are there any suggestions on alternate ways to accomplish my goal?
Thanks in advance.

-- Andy

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>Hello.</span></font></p>

I was wondering how to create a screenshot of the
user&#8217;s screen and return that data into a variable. I was told to =
look
into the python win32 extensions and I did. The only idea I could come =
up with
for accomplishing my goal was the following:

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_PRIN=
T, 0)</span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>win32clipboard.OpenClipboard(0)</span=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>data =3D
win32clipboard.GetClipboardData(win32clipboard.CF_BITMAP)</span></font></=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()</span=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>&nbsp;</span></font></b></p>

This, unfortunately, didn&#8217;t work for two =
reasons.
First: the first line didn&#8217;t successful recreate the act of the =
user
pressing down the &#8220;Print Screen&#8221; button. Pressing this down =
would
have taken a screenshot of the screen in bitmap format and pasted it to =
the
clipboard. Second: I get a &#8220;NotImplementedError&#8221; on line 3.
Apparently &#8220;GetClipboardData&#8221; doesn&#8217;t work with the =
BITMAP
type yet? L

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

Are there any suggestions on alternate ways to =
accomplish my
goal? Thanks in advance.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- Andy</span></font></p>

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