Is it possible.....

02-28-2002, 09:43 PM

I wish to make a program that takes a screen shot every 20-30 seconds and save the file in a certian directory constantly replacing the last screen shot.

This is meant as a test for a web page where each time the person loads my screen shot it will be in real time and show what I am doing.
I know this has been done quite easily in scripting but I was wondering if somene can give me some hints for c or c++, to take a screen shot from the console is import command but I need to still heck that out.

rohit · 02-28-2002, 11:34 PM

a simple hack would be like

try import
in your program try this

system("import window /filename.png");
or exec see the manual for more

cheers

03-01-2002, 10:24 PM

just another questions those screenshots are *.bmp correct? so how are you going to make them smaller and into *.jpg?

my screenshiots on this box are huge! 2.5 mb bitmaps!

rohit · 03-02-2002, 10:17 PM

it's .png not .bmp it's quite smaller and moreover rtfm for more options

cheers

Rohit

02-28-2002, 09:43 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Is it possible..... I wish to make a program that takes a screen shot every 20-30 seconds and save the file in a certian directory constantly replacing the last screen shot. This is meant as a test for a web page where each time the person loads my screen shot it will be in real time and show what I am doing. I know this has been done quite easily in scripting but I was wondering if somene can give me some hints for c or c++, to take a screen shot from the console is import command but I need to still heck that out.

02-28-2002, 11:34 PM	#2
rohit Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 69	a simple hack would be like try import in your program try this system("import window /filename.png"); or exec see the manual for more cheers
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03-02-2002, 10:17 PM	#4
rohit Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 69	it's .png not .bmp it's quite smaller and moreover rtfm for more options cheers Rohit
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03-01-2002, 10:24 PM	#3
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	just another questions those screenshots are .bmp correct? so how are you going to make them smaller and into .jpg? my screenshiots on this box are huge! 2.5 mb bitmaps!