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How to capture and print a faceplate popup?

Created by: schreyer at: 6/21/2006 7:13 AM (8 Replies)

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6/21/2006 7:13 AM	Rate (0)
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	Hi All, Does anyone here knows how tocapture and printa faceplate popup?? Eg: i click on a button, a popup appears with all the readings. Inside the popup faceplate, i needa printscr button whereby when i press it, it willcapturethe faceplate and print. Can somebody guide me or provide me some information like C-Scripts lines or links to where this matter is mentioned? Regards Schreyer
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6/21/2006 9:02 AM	Rate (0)
Ikkezelf Posts: 1084 Rating: (72)	Hi, Have a look at this FAQmaybe the solution (or at least part of it) is listed in one of the listed topics. withregards, Ikkezelf
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6/21/2006 9:36 AM	Rate (0)
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	Hi, It doesn't suit my faceplate cause the solution mention inside the link you gave make use of the positions of the printing area. But for my casei had use a universal faceplate for all the individual objects which pop out at different area which means different coordinates for different object's faceplate. Any other solutions?? Regards Schreyer
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6/21/2006 9:38 AM	Rate (0)
Salma Gold Member Joined: 9/27/2005 Last visit: 11/27/2007 Posts: 1398 Rating: (151)	You can dynamically detect the co-ordinates of the faceplateeach time it appearsand pass this to the PrtScr.exe program [:)]

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6/21/2006 9:45 AM	Rate (0)
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	Hi, How to do it?? Any example?? Regards Schreyer
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6/21/2006 9:52 AM	Rate (0)
Salma Gold Member Joined: 9/27/2005 Last visit: 11/27/2007 Posts: 1398 Rating: (151)	I would probably use a C script. GetParentPicture function will get the name of the window that contains the picturewindow (faceplate)object. You could then use this to get the dimensions of the picturewindow. There is an FAQ that shows how to use the GetParentPicture function. NOTE: This FAQ is not exactly what you need ! The FAQ shows how to set the picturewindow size. You would need to use the GetLeft and GetTop functions to read the co-ordinates instead. However I think it shows enough to get you started. FAQ -> http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/14564771 Let us know if you need more help with this.

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6/21/2006 10:16 AM	Rate (0)
Salma Gold Member Joined: 9/27/2005 Last visit: 11/27/2007 Posts: 1398 Rating: (151)	And here is a quick example of how you can get the co-ordinates of the picturewindow. I am simply outputting the co-ordinates to the debug window. You would just need to pass these to the PrtScr function instead. Hope this helps Salma Attachment pictures.zip (430 Downloads)

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6/21/2006 10:38 AM	Rate (1)
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	Hi, Below is the script that i had done using your advise. Is it correct?? Another thing, the same faceplate may be called up multiple times in a single parent window. Will this script still work?? char pWin; char pPic; static char bInit = FALSE; long int lWidthPar; long int lHeightPar; long int lLeftPar; long int lTopPar; //Allocate Memory for the pointers pWin = SysMalloc(sizeof(char)255); pPic = SysMalloc(sizeof(char)255); strcpy(pPic,GetParentPicture(lpszPictureName)); strcpy(pWin,GetParentPictureWindow(lpszPictureName)); lHeightPar = GetHeight(pPic,pWin); lWidthPar = GetWidth(pPic,pWin); lLeftPar = GetWidth(pPic,pWin); lTopPar = GetWidth(pPic,pWin); WinExec("PrtScr.exe /C=\"lLeftPar;lTopPar;lWidthPar;lHeightPar\"",SW_SHOWNORMAL); Regards Schreyer
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	Last edited by: schreyer at: 6/21/2006 10:41 AM
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6/21/2006 11:01 AM	Rate (0)
schreyer Posts: 65 Rating: (3)	[quote user="salma"]And here is a quick example of how you can get the co-ordinates of the picturewindow. I am simply outputting the co-ordinates to the debug window. You would just need to pass these to the PrtScr function instead. Hope this helps Salma It seems to be working fine with "printf", but i cannot test with PrtScr.exe cause i dun have a printer attach now. Should be alright i guess. Thanks a million for all the help from you guys. This place is GREAT!!!!!! Especially grateful to salma. p.s: i'll be back for help if things cannot work out cause i cannot test it out fully.Haha. Regards Schreyer
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