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cKuR6

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CMD line for printscreen

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Post by cKuR6 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:41 pm

I'm looking for a CMD line to capture a screen print. I've found many add on apps/programs, but that's not what I'm looking for.

Does anyone know a CMD line that will capture the screen?

I'm using a bat to run the ceton all signals code in firefox. I would like to automate it for awhile, where it runs as a scheduled task, but I need to capture the screen, and save each run as a seperate file.

I have the code to run the all ceton signals.
MISSING PART - Grab Screen Pic
I have the code to open MSPaint
I THINK I have the code to past the screen grab.
I have the code to save the file.

Not certain if it matters but my keyboard uses the FN button + prtscrn to print screen (copy as image).

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Post by holidayboy » Mon Mar 16, 2015 6:02 pm

As far as I know there are no cmd line options available for the built in snipping tool - other than launching it.

http://www.lsauer.com/2011/08/vista-win ... pping.html

Is a third party program not a possibility at all?

http://www.computertechtips.net/111/cre ... reen-free/
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Post by LuckyDay » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:16 pm

If you run a print screen from the command line it's going to capture the CMD screen, is that what you're looking for?

Depending on what you need, try something like this:

http://keepnote.org/boxcutter/

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Post by richard1980 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:26 am

Instead of grabbing the output as a picture, why not grab the page and save it as HTML using something like wget?

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Post by cKuR6 » Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:42 am

I'll check out these tools. I was hoping there was just a cmd line option like keyboarding fn+prtscrn, ctrl+v. I can use another tool if necessary. Automating this will be worth the extra program and time. Thanks!

I'll post back with what I landed on after reviewing all this.

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Post by Mark_Macherey » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:40 am

Take a look at greenshot. It's an open source very powerful screen capture program that can use a command line or use autoit scripting

http://getgreenshot.org/2013/01/28/how- ... lications/

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