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How to take a screenshot using VBS

Hi Experts!

How to take screenshot (similar to print screen) and save the same to a JPEG file in harddisk.?

Do this in VBS that runs in windows?

Regards,
Senthur
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@str82no1: thanks for your link, can you please give me an executable file with that function?

I dont understand how to execute it.
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That looks pretty good. But my requirement is:

#1: Save clipboard content to a variable.
#2: Take screen shot.
#3: Save it to a file location configured to a variable.
#4. Restore clipboard content back.

Thanks.
That's kinda tricky to do... you can do the clipboard operations if the script is an HTA (or if you use WshExtra)... but the clipboard to jpg is a bit harder and could get messy/unreliable without using calling an external app/object.

This is pretty easy to do via vb .NET and you can avoid touching the clipboard.

When this vbs is launched, it will create DeskCap.exe in the same dir as the script... then launches it.  The exe saves a file to the same directory called Desktop.jpg.  This file is moved & renamed to a folder & name of your choice.  DeskCap.exe is deleted after executing.

I can provide the source code for the exe if you like.
strDestinationDir="c:\temp"
strFileName="My File Name.jpg"

SourceDir=replace(wscript.scriptfullname,wscript.scriptname,"")

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If NOT fso.FileExists(SourceDir & "DeskCap.exe") then MakeDeskCap(SourceDir & "DeskCap.exe")

Set WshShell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WshShell.run Chr(34) & SourceDir & "DeskCap.exe" & Chr(34),0,true

fso.MoveFile SourceDir & "Desktop.jpg",strDestinationDir & "\" & strFileName
fso.DeleteFile SourceDir & "DeskCap.exe"

msgbox "All done!" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "See file:  " & strDestinationDir & "\" & strFileName,vbInformation,"Screen Shot"

Sub MakeDeskCap(strOutFile)
	Set oFile = fso.OpenTextFile(strOutFile, 2, True)
	ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("4D5A90000300000004000000FFFF0000B800000000000000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000800000000E1FBA0E00B409CD21B8014CCD21546869732070726F6772616D2063616E6E6F742062652072756E20696E20444F53206D6F64652E0D0D0A2400000000000000504500004C010400A250944A0000000000000000E0000E010B01060000280000000E000000000000CE46000000200000006000000000001100200000000200000400000000000000040000000000000000C000000004000000000000020000040000100000100000000010000010000000000000100000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00020000003800000000000000000000000000004000004200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("6D65006C704465766963654E616D65006C704F7574707574006C70496E697444617461006764693332004372656174654443410053747265746368426C740068646344657374006E584F726967696E44657374006E594F726967696E44657374006E576964746844657374006E4865696768744465737400686463537263006E584F726967696E537263006E594F726967696E537263006E5769647468537263006E48656967687453726300684443004576656E744172677300466F726D315F4C6F61640073656E646572006500456E756D0076616C75655F5F005352435041494E5400535243414E4400535243494E56455254005352434552415345004E4F",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("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",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("617000506978656C466F726D6174006765745F506978656C466F726D6174004772617068696373556E69740044726177496D6167650053797374656D2E52756E74696D652E496E7465726F705365727669636573005374727563744C61796F7574417474726962757465004C61796F75744B696E64004465736B746F70436170747572652E466F726D312E7265736F75726365730044656275676761626C654174747269627574650053797374656D2E5265666C656374696F6E00417373656D626C7956657273696F6E417474726962757465004775696441747472696275746500434C53436F6D706C69616E7441747472696275746500417373656D626C79",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("FFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF47004FFFFFFFFFFFFFF",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid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x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000FFFF0000FFFF00000000010002002020100001000400E802000002001010100001000400280100000300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("004000000C000000D036000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	For x = 1 To 511 Step 2 : oFile.Write Chr(Clng("&H" & Mid("00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",x,2))) : Next
	oFile.close
End Sub

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@jostrander:

Can you explain /  send project in .net ?
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I have it set up to get both monitors... adding monitor1 + monitor 2 into 1 bitmap... but on that forum, it sounds like there's a better way to do it (FindWindow instead of GetDesktopWindow).... I haven't tested that method on desktop capturing yet.

Here's the ScreenCapture.vb, in case it becomes unavailable someday:
ScreenCapture.vb
Thank you :)