screen capture in Windows XP

[Paul Panks]

Windows XP has VERY unreliable DOS emulation, especially when it comes to VGA or SVGA
graphical games or applications. Microsoft did this intentionally as a way of phasing
out DOS -- which, ironically, is 20 times more stable than Windows. But...Progress may occur
and I can't see a reason why they shouldn't phase out DOS. I'm glad they kept the command.com
prompt option, though, which allows for text-based apps. But games in DOS or graphical
applications in DOS are pretty much gone under Windows XP. If you want to work with
DOS and have few if any problems, stick with Windows 98 or Windows 98SE.

Also, capturing a DOS screen in Windows XP -- a graphical DOS screen that is -- is very much
impossible due to Microsoft's intentions of eliminating DOS altogether. If you need to capture
text applications in DOS, that can be done. Just run the program in a DOS Windowed box and hit the Alt + PrintScreen keys.

Regards,

Paul Panks
[email protected]


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[OTTO WIPFEL]

P.S. PRINTSCREEN

Had a look at www.americansys.com myself and got the DeLuxe version.

But the plain one, now supporting JPEG as well, is worth the $ 19.95 !

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[OTTO WIPFEL]

Have a look at www.americansys.com

I have been using their "PrintScreen" since 1995.

It's what has captured all the screen shots of my PB-DOS Accounting
Programmes screens on my Web site: www.ottowipfel.btinternet.co.uk

Captures to *.BMP by default (well my old version does) which can
then be manipulated and SAVED AS *.JPG by most Graphics Editing apps.

My favorite it the brilliant FREEWARE IrfanView Graphics Images
Editor and Viewer. Rotate, re-size, sharpen, print, use it as your Photo
Album Library Viewer, etc. etc. It is really amazing !

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[This message has been edited by OTTO WIPFEL (edited April 12, 2002).]

[dean goodman]

Lance,

The screen to be saved is graphical, text would not be enough.

In another code I needed svga so I used zephyr software to get
pcx files. In this code there is too much to rewrite and the
screen 12 results are sufficient for my needs.

dean

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[Lance Edmonds]

If this a text or graphical capture? IOW, is pasting into PAINT an absolute must, or will you consider "other" techniques such as a text-only capture?

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PowerBASIC Support
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[dean goodman]

Buck, thanks for the idea, but yes, that tried some
time ago. Any ideas on an interrupt i could put into
or something else might capture the screen and allow
paste into Paint?

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[Buck Huffman]

In some versions of windows you can use the <shift-print screen>
key combo to copy the current screen to the clipboard. Then, in your
favorite graphics program choose paste or paste from clipboard to
plop it right into place(be sure that the first program is still
running). I'm not sure if this works in XP (don't have it myself)
but it's easy enough to try and see. You probably already knew this
but I just thought I'd drop my two cents worth in just in case

hope this helps


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[dean goodman]

Lance, thanks for the prompt response.

I have tried everything you mentioned before, I did windowed
operations which I set in the properties to the shortcut for
the application. Also, in my application I do not make
any WIDTH statement calls. I recompiled with a WIDTH statement
of 80,25 and this did not change anything either. I went over
some of the same ground with DELL support and they were unable to
solve the situation either. Many things I noticed are different
XP. For instance you can not close the PB editor without
XP message box coming up asking if you want end the process.

Any last resort ideas on capturing the screen in XP...thanks dean



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