screenShot(file,area)

Takes snapshot of screen

Syntax

o_screenShot(file,area)

file: scalar text- file in which to store the screenshot

area: array 1D of coord or scalar text- two coordinates in pixels that define the area of the screen to be captured

Usage

Use this to programmatically capture all or part of the current screen display.

Location

menu: veeos ==> system ==> screenShot

library: sysLib

Example

o_screenShot( "C:/temp/capture.png", "" ) captures the entire screen as a PNG file

o_screenShot( "", "(0,0) (500,300)" ) captures a rectangular area to the clipboard.

Notes

• File Name
  • must have suffix of BMP or PNG. Other graphics types are not supported at this time.
  • If the file name is a null string then the screen is captured to the clipboard
• Area
• Coordinates are referenced to the upper left of the screen and are in pixels. These may be specified by 2 2D coordinates in a coord array or simply written as text.
• If the area field is a null string then the entire screen is captured.

Reference

Dependencies

Utilizes external compiled code which is supplied automatically with VEEOS installs. This code is open source and can also be used outside of VEE if desired.

Supported On

VEE 7.0+, all platforms

See Also