Screenshot of Webbrowser - delphi

I have a TwebBrowser on a form, of which I need to take a Screenshot. Some may think Isn't this a dublicate. But it's not, because the solutions in the orter answers doesn't work, thay all just gives med a black screen.
Så I try to get my pixels from DC(0)
First some source code:
Place a TWebBrowser and a TButton on a form, and add the following code to a OnCreate Event:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
Doc: Variant;
begin
Width := 1350;
Height := 860;
with WebBrowser1 do
begin
Left := 0;
Top := 0;
Width := 1330;
Height := 760;
Anchors := [akLeft, akTop, akRight, akBottom];
end;
with Button1 do
begin
Left := 1048;
Top := 776;
Width := 58;
Height := 25;
Anchors := [akRight, akBottom];
Caption := 'GetDC';
OnClick := Button1Click;
end;
WebBrowser1.Navigate('about:blank');
Doc := WebBrowser1.Document;
Doc.Clear;
Doc.Write('<embed src="https://r1---sn-cgxqc55oqovgq-55ae.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?sver=3&requiressl=yes&itag=22&ratebypass=yes&pl=19' +
'&upn=PRgjNIjXqZo&ipbits=0&mm=31&id=o-AFwGYl-Gni-Xv-OpmDFDHPmsirrQ-tP9XPjRwG8B7XFk&initcwndbps=2765000&signature=772D32F7C20412D37B3F23A36D262D58A34BBEF8.9A9463362C4438781A05F634DDD97A590D6EF387'
+ '&ip=77.68.203.5&mv=m&mt=1428297827&ms=au&dur=274.692&key=yt5&mime=video%2Fmp4&source=youtube&sparams=dur%2Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cpl%2Cratebypass%2Crequiressl'
+ '%2Csource%2Cupn%2Cexpire&expire=1428319485&fexp=900234%2C900720%2C907263%2C917000%2C932627%2C934954%2C9406733%2C9407060%2C9408101%2C946800%2C947243%2C948124%2C948703%2C951703%2C952612%2C957201%2C961404%2C961406%2C966201" width="1280" height="720">');
Doc.Close;
end;
This gives you a WebControl playing a video. There is a reason for doing it like this, but thats out of scope for this question.
Then The Screenshot stuff:
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
bitmap: TBitmap;
BrowserRect: TRect;
DC: HDC;
w, h: Integer;
pt: TPoint;
begin
bitmap := TBitmap.Create;
BrowserRect := WebBrowser1.ClientRect;
DC := GetDC(0);
bitmap.Height := WebBrowser1.Height;
bitmap.Width := WebBrowser1.Width;
BitBlt(bitmap.Canvas.Handle, BrowserRect.Left, BrowserRect.Top, WebBrowser1.Width, WebBrowser1.Height, DC, 0, 0, SrcCopy);
bitmap.SaveToFile('aa.bmp');
FreeAndNil(bitmap);
end;
I've tried a lot of stuff. But I cant get the calculation og the Webbrowser's bounds correct. Så I just posted this code.
Windows : Windows 8.1 64 bit
Delphi : Delphi Xe6
Exe : 64 bit
So in short:
Is there an other way of captureing a Screenshot of a TWebBrowser
or
How to calculate the abosolute boundaries of TWebBrowser
* UPDATE *
Based on the code I got from Dalija Prasnikar I wrote a procedure for captureing a WinControl
procedure PrintControl(AControl: TWinControl; var AOut: TBitmap);
var
DC: HDC;
pt: TPoint;
begin
if not Assigned(AControl) then
Exit;
if not Assigned(AOut) then
Exit;
DC := GetDC(0);
pt := AControl.ClientToScreen(AControl.BoundsRect.TopLeft);
try
AOut.Height := AControl.Height;
AOut.Width := AControl.Width;
BitBlt(AOut.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, AControl.Width, AControl.Height, DC, pt.X, pt.Y, SRCCOPY);
finally
ReleaseDC(0, DC);
end;
end;

You have to use WebBrowser.BoundsRect and then convert its TopLeft point to screen coordinates to get correct origin of your WebBrowser control.
You have used BitBlt parameters incorrectly. Declaration is
function BitBlt(DestDC: HDC; X, Y, Width, Height: Integer; SrcDC: HDC;
XSrc, YSrc: Integer; Rop: DWORD): BOOL; stdcall;
X and Y are coordinates in destination HDC, not the source.
You also need to release captured DC after you are done with it, or you will be leaking Windows resources.
var
Bitmap: TBitmap;
BrowserRect: TRect;
DC: HDC;
W, h: integer;
pt: TPoint;
begin
Bitmap := TBitmap.Create;
try
BrowserRect := WebBrowser1.BoundsRect;
pt := ClientToScreen(BrowserRect.TopLeft);
DC := GetDC(0);
try
Bitmap.Height := WebBrowser1.Height;
Bitmap.Width := WebBrowser1.Width;
BitBlt(Bitmap.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, WebBrowser1.Width, WebBrowser1.Height, DC, pt.X, pt.Y, SRCCOPY);
Bitmap.SaveToFile('c:\work\aa.bmp');
finally
ReleaseDC(0, DC);
end;
finally
FreeAndNil(Bitmap);
end;
end;

Related

How to take a screenshot of the Active Window in Delphi 10? [duplicate]

For full screenshots, I use this code:
form1.Hide;
sleep(500);
bmp := TBitmap.Create;
bmp.Height := Screen.Height;
bmp.Width := Screen.Width;
DCDesk := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
BitBlt(bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Screen.Width, Screen.Height, DCDesk, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
form1.Show ;
FileName := 'Screenshot_'+FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss',now());
bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
ReleaseDC(GetDesktopWindow, DCDesk);
bmp.Free;
How can I convert that to take a screenshot of only the active window.
First of all you have to get the right window. As sharptooth already noted you should use GetForegroundWindow instead of GetDesktopWindow. You have done it right in your improved version.
But then you have to resize your bitmap to the actual size of the DC/Window. You haven't done this yet.
And then make sure you don't capture some fullscreen window!
When I executed your code, my Delphi IDE was captured and as it is on fullscreen by default, it created the illusion of a fullscreen screenshot. (Even though your code is mostly correct)
Considering the above steps, I was successfully able to create a single-window screenshot with your code.
Just a hint: You can GetDC instead of GetWindowDC if you are only interested in the client area. (No window borders)
EDIT: Here's what I made with your code:
You should not use this code! Look at the improved version below.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
FullWindow = True; // Set to false if you only want the client area.
var
hWin: HWND;
dc: HDC;
bmp: TBitmap;
FileName: string;
r: TRect;
w: Integer;
h: Integer;
begin
form1.Hide;
sleep(500);
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
dc := GetWindowDC(hWin) ;
end else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(hWin, r);
dc := GetDC(hWin) ;
end;
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
bmp := TBitmap.Create;
bmp.Height := h;
bmp.Width := w;
BitBlt(bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, w, h, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
form1.Show ;
FileName := 'Screenshot_'+FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss',now());
bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
ReleaseDC(hwin, DC);
bmp.Free;
end;
EDIT 2: As requested I'm adding a better version of the code, but I'm keeping the old one as a reference. You should seriously consider using this instead of your original code. It'll behave much nicer in case of errors. (Resources are cleaned up, your form will be visible again, ...)
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
FullWindow = True; // Set to false if you only want the client area.
var
Win: HWND;
DC: HDC;
Bmp: TBitmap;
FileName: string;
WinRect: TRect;
Width: Integer;
Height: Integer;
begin
Form1.Hide;
try
Application.ProcessMessages; // Was Sleep(500);
Win := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetWindowDC(Win);
end else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetDC(Win);
end;
try
Width := WinRect.Right - WinRect.Left;
Height := WinRect.Bottom - WinRect.Top;
Bmp := TBitmap.Create;
try
Bmp.Height := Height;
Bmp.Width := Width;
BitBlt(Bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Width, Height, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
FileName := 'Screenshot_' +
FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss', Now());
Bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
finally
Bmp.Free;
end;
finally
ReleaseDC(Win, DC);
end;
finally
Form1.Show;
end;
end;
Your code could be a lot simpler. When you have decided on which form you want to save, try the code I use:
procedure SaveFormBitmapToBMPFile( AForm : TCustomForm; AFileName : string = '' );
// Copies this form's bitmap to the specified file
var
Bitmap: TBitMap;
begin
Bitmap := AForm.GetFormImage;
try
Bitmap.SaveToFile( AFileName );
finally
Bitmap.Free;
end;
end;
This combines all the approaches described so far. It also handles multiple-monitor scenarios.
Pass in the kind of screenshot you want, and a TJpegImage, and it will assign your requested screenshot to that image.
///////////
uses
Jpeg;
type //define an ENUM to describe the possible screenshot types.
TScreenShotType = (sstActiveWindow, sstActiveClientArea,
sstPrimaryMonitor, sstDesktop);
///////////
procedure TfrmMain.GetScreenShot(shotType: TScreenShotType;
var img: TJpegImage);
var
w,h: integer;
DC: HDC;
hWin: Cardinal;
r: TRect;
tmpBmp: TBitmap;
begin
hWin := 0;
case shotType of
sstActiveWindow:
begin
//only the active window
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetWindowDC(hWin);
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
end; //sstActiveWindow
sstActiveClientArea:
begin
//only the active client area (active window minus title bars)
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetDC(hWin);
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
end; //sstActiveClientArea
sstPrimaryMonitor:
begin
//only the primary monitor. If 1 monitor, same as sstDesktop.
hWin := GetDesktopWindow;
dc := GetDC(hWin);
w := GetDeviceCaps(DC,HORZRES);
h := GetDeviceCaps(DC,VERTRES);
end; //sstPrimaryMonitor
sstDesktop:
begin
//ENTIRE desktop (all monitors)
dc := GetDC(GetDesktopWindow);
w := Screen.DesktopWidth;
h := Screen.DesktopHeight;
end; //sstDesktop
else begin
Exit;
end; //case else
end; //case
//convert to jpg
tmpBmp := TBitmap.Create;
try
tmpBmp.Width := w;
tmpBmp.Height := h;
BitBlt(tmpBmp.Canvas.Handle,0,0,tmpBmp.Width,
tmpBmp.Height,DC,0,0,SRCCOPY);
img.Assign(tmpBmp);
finally
ReleaseDC(hWin,DC);
FreeAndNil(tmpBmp);
end; //try-finally
end;
JCL comes to the rescue once again..
hwnd := GetForegroundWindow;
Windows.GetClientRect(hwnd, r);
JclGraphics.ScreenShot(theBitmap, 0, 0, r.Right - r.Left, r.Bottom - r.Top, hwnd);
// use theBitmap...
Thank you for this useful submission I thought I might make the code offered into a unit to use all over my application, here is the code I have running on DX10.2 Tokyo. Please note the example, watch out for memory leaks.
unit ScreenCapture;
interface
uses Windows, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.StdCtrls, VCL.Graphics,VCL.Imaging.JPEG, VCL.Forms;
function getScreenCapture( FullWindow: Boolean = True ) : TBitmap;
implementation
function getScreenCapture( FullWindow: Boolean ) : TBitmap;
var
Win: HWND;
DC: HDC;
WinRect: TRect;
Width: Integer;
Height: Integer;
begin
Result := TBitmap.Create;
//Application.ProcessMessages; // Was Sleep(500);
Win := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetWindowDC(Win);
end
else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetDC(Win);
end;
try
Width := WinRect.Right - WinRect.Left;
Height := WinRect.Bottom - WinRect.Top;
Result.Height := Height;
Result.Width := Width;
BitBlt(Result.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Width, Height, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
finally
ReleaseDC(Win, DC);
end;
end;
end.
Example :
//Any event or button click, screenCapture is a TBitmap
screenCapture := getScreenCapture();
try
//Do some things with screen capture
Image1.Picture.Graphic := screenCapture;
finally
screenCapture.Free;
end;
Use GetForegroundWindow() instead of GetDesktopWindow().
You'll have to save the handle which GetForegroundWindow() return and pass the saved value into ReleaseDC() - to be sure that GetWindowDC() and ReleaseDC() are called exactly for the same window in case the active window changes between calls.
In case anyone is looking for a more cross-platform solution, this one claims Windows and MacOS-X support:
https://github.com/z505/screenshot-delphi
The shortest version of the Brian Frost code:
Screen.ActiveForm.GetFormImage.SaveToFile(Screen.ActiveForm.Caption+'.bmp');
Just one line of the code (Screenshot of the active window in the MDI application).

Delphi Active Window Screenshot

I am trying to add capture screenshot of active window using this code
procedure ScreenShot(activeWindow: bool; destBitmap : TBitmap) ;
var
w,h : integer;
DC : HDC;
hWin : Cardinal;
r : TRect;
begin
if activeWindow then
begin
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetWindowDC(hWin) ;
GetWindowRect(hWin,r) ;
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
end
else
begin
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetDC(hWin) ;
w := GetDeviceCaps (DC, HORZRES) ;
h := GetDeviceCaps (DC, VERTRES) ;
end;
try
destBitmap.Width := w;
destBitmap.Height := h;
BitBlt(destBitmap.Canvas.Handle,
0,
0,
destBitmap.Width,
destBitmap.Height,
DC,
0,
0,
SRCCOPY) ;
finally
ReleaseDC(hWin, DC) ;
end;
end;
And in Button1 i use :
var
path:string;
b:TBitmap;
begin
path:= ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + '/Screenshot/';
b := TBitmap.Create;
try
ScreenShot(TRUE, b) ;
b.SaveToFile(path + 'Screenshot_1.png');
finally
b.FreeImage;
FreeAndNil(b) ;
end;
end;
it works good only problem is it not capture title bar :(
Here is Full Active window view :
And Here is what i get from that code
Where am i doing wrong ??
I don't know what kind of visual styling components you're using (the form icon indicates it's Delphi 7, though).
This code works perfectly for me:
function CaptureWindow(const WindowHandle: HWnd): TBitmap;
var
DC: HDC;
wRect: TRect;
Width, Height: Integer;
begin
DC := GetWindowDC(WindowHandle);
Result := TBitmap.Create;
try
GetWindowRect(WindowHandle, wRect);
Width := wRect.Right - wRect.Left;
Height := wRect.Bottom - wRect.Top;
Result.Width := Width;
Result.Height := Height;
Result.Modified := True;
BitBlt(Result.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Width, Height, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
finally
ReleaseDC(WindowHandle, DC);
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
Capture: TBitmap;
begin
// For active window, change Handle to GetForegroundWindow()
Capture := CaptureWindow(Handle);
try
Capture.SaveToFile('E:\TempFiles\ScreenCapture2014.bmp');
finally
Capture.Free;
end;
end;
Here's the image I captured:
I have tested and got the same result.
original with border
But if you set
sSkinProvider1.AllowExtBorders:=False;
you get a screenshot without the transparent roundet border.
then set back
sSkinProvider1.AllowExtBorders:=True;
No need to do after that a second
Form1.Repaint;
You will see only a short switch.
procedure TForm1.BitBtn1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
path:string;
b:TBitmap;
begin
sSkinProvider1.AllowExtBorders:=False;
Form1.Repaint;
path:= ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + 'Screenshot\';
b := TBitmap.Create;
try
ScreenShot(TRUE, b) ;
b.SaveToFile(path + 'Screenshot_1.png');
finally
b.FreeImage;
FreeAndNil(b) ;
sSkinProvider1.AllowExtBorders:=True;
[...]
btw. do not set the path like
path:= ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + '/Screenshot/';
use windows style backslash and only one
path:= ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName) + 'Screenshot\';
Tested with Delphi5

Canvas does not allow drawing

I want to Draw a Screenshot from the entire screen to a TForm1 Canvas.
This code works well in Delphi XE3
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
c,scr: TCanvas;
r,r2: TRect;
begin
c := TCanvas.Create;
scr := TCanvas.Create;
c.Handle := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
try
r := Rect(0, 0, 200, 200);
form1.Canvas.CopyRect(r, c, r);
finally
ReleaseDC(0, c.Handle);
c.Free;
end;
Now I want to copy the screenshot to another canvas first.
Is there a way to do this without getting this error?
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
c,scr: TCanvas;
r,r2: TRect;
begin
c := TCanvas.Create;
scr := TCanvas.Create;
c.Handle := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
try
r := Rect(0, 0, 200, 200);
scr.CopyRect(r,c,r); <-- Error, canvas does not allow drawing
form1.Canvas.CopyRect(r, scr, r); <-- Error, canvas does not allow drawing
finally
ReleaseDC(0, c.Handle);
c.Free;
end;
If you need to work with an additional canvas you will have to assign a HDC e.g.
var
WindowHandle:HWND;
ScreenCanvas,BufferCanvas: TCanvas;
r,r2: TRect;
ScreenDC,BufferDC :HDC;
BufferBitmap : HBITMAP;
begin
WindowHandle := 0;
ScreenCanvas := TCanvas.Create;
BufferCanvas := TCanvas.Create;
ScreenDC:=GetWindowDC(WindowHandle);
ScreenCanvas.Handle := ScreenDC;
BufferDC := CreateCompatibleDC(ScreenDC);
BufferCanvas.Handle := BufferDC;
BufferBitmap := CreateCompatibleBitmap(ScreenDC,
GetDeviceCaps(ScreenDC, HORZRES),
GetDeviceCaps(ScreenDC, VERTRES));
SelectObject(BufferDC, BufferBitmap);
try
r := Rect(0, 0, 200, 200);
BufferCanvas.CopyRect(r,ScreenCanvas,r);
form1.Canvas.CopyRect(r, BufferCanvas, r);
finally
ReleaseDC(WindowHandle, ScreenCanvas.Handle);
DeleteDC(BufferDC);
DeleteObject(BufferBitmap);
BufferCanvas.Free;
ScreenCanvas.Free;
end;
end;
It's a time to toss my solution into the pot!
procedure TForm1.FormClick(Sender: TObject);
var
ScreenCanvas: TCanvas;
begin
ScreenCanvas := TCanvas.Create;
try
ScreenCanvas.Handle := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
Win32Check(ScreenCanvas.HandleAllocated);
Canvas.CopyRect(Canvas.ClipRect, ScreenCanvas, ScreenCanvas.ClipRect);
finally
ReleaseDC(GetDesktopWindow, ScreenCanvas.Handle);
ScreenCanvas.Free;
end;
end;

Is it possible to determine if the text in a dbEdit is longer than what is visible?

On some forms I have dbEdits that sometimes aren't wide enough to show all the text their fields may contain. For them I have the following code:
procedure Tgm12edLots.dbeLotNameMouseEnter(Sender: TObject);
begin
with dbeLotName do begin
ShowHint := True;
Hint := Text;
end;
end;
I'd like to avoid the hint showing if all the text is visible, but I don't how to test for that condition.
Thanks for any tips/suggestions!
Here is a fast version (without a TBitmap overhead) that takes into account the Edit control's Margins (i.e. EM_SETMARGINS).
Use IsEditTextOverflow below to determine if the Text overflows the visible area.
type
TCustomEditAccess = class(TCustomEdit);
function EditTextWidth(Edit: TCustomEdit): Integer;
var
DC: HDC;
Size: TSize;
SaveFont: HFont;
begin
DC := GetDC(0);
SaveFont := SelectObject(DC, TCustomEditAccess(Edit).Font.Handle);
GetTextExtentPoint32(DC, PChar(Edit.Text), Length(Edit.Text), Size);
SelectObject(DC, SaveFont);
ReleaseDC(0, DC);
Result := Size.cx;
end;
function EditVisibleWidth(Edit: TCustomEdit): Integer;
var
R: TRect;
begin
SendMessage(Edit.Handle, EM_GETRECT, 0, LPARAM(#R));
Result := R.Right - R.Left;
end;
function IsEditTextOverflow(Edit: TCustomEdit): Boolean;
begin
Result := EditTextWidth(Edit) > EditVisibleWidth(Edit);
end;
I think this should work...
function CanShowAllText(Edit: TDBEdit):Boolean;
var
TextWidth:Integer;
VisibleWidth: Integer;
Bitmap: TBitmap;
const
//This could be worked out but without delphi I can't remember all that goes into it.
BordersAndMarginsWidthEtc = 4;
begin
Bitmap := TBitmap.Create;
try
Bitmap.Canvas.Font.Assign(Edit.Font);
TextWidth := Bitmap.Canvas.TextWidth(Edit.Text);
VisibleWidth := Edit.Width - BordersAndMarginsWidthEtc;
Result := TextWidth < VisibleWidth;
finally
Bitmap.Free;
end;
end;

How to take a screenshot of the Active Window in Delphi?

For full screenshots, I use this code:
form1.Hide;
sleep(500);
bmp := TBitmap.Create;
bmp.Height := Screen.Height;
bmp.Width := Screen.Width;
DCDesk := GetWindowDC(GetDesktopWindow);
BitBlt(bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Screen.Width, Screen.Height, DCDesk, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
form1.Show ;
FileName := 'Screenshot_'+FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss',now());
bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
ReleaseDC(GetDesktopWindow, DCDesk);
bmp.Free;
How can I convert that to take a screenshot of only the active window.
First of all you have to get the right window. As sharptooth already noted you should use GetForegroundWindow instead of GetDesktopWindow. You have done it right in your improved version.
But then you have to resize your bitmap to the actual size of the DC/Window. You haven't done this yet.
And then make sure you don't capture some fullscreen window!
When I executed your code, my Delphi IDE was captured and as it is on fullscreen by default, it created the illusion of a fullscreen screenshot. (Even though your code is mostly correct)
Considering the above steps, I was successfully able to create a single-window screenshot with your code.
Just a hint: You can GetDC instead of GetWindowDC if you are only interested in the client area. (No window borders)
EDIT: Here's what I made with your code:
You should not use this code! Look at the improved version below.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
FullWindow = True; // Set to false if you only want the client area.
var
hWin: HWND;
dc: HDC;
bmp: TBitmap;
FileName: string;
r: TRect;
w: Integer;
h: Integer;
begin
form1.Hide;
sleep(500);
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
dc := GetWindowDC(hWin) ;
end else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(hWin, r);
dc := GetDC(hWin) ;
end;
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
bmp := TBitmap.Create;
bmp.Height := h;
bmp.Width := w;
BitBlt(bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, w, h, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
form1.Show ;
FileName := 'Screenshot_'+FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss',now());
bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
ReleaseDC(hwin, DC);
bmp.Free;
end;
EDIT 2: As requested I'm adding a better version of the code, but I'm keeping the old one as a reference. You should seriously consider using this instead of your original code. It'll behave much nicer in case of errors. (Resources are cleaned up, your form will be visible again, ...)
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
FullWindow = True; // Set to false if you only want the client area.
var
Win: HWND;
DC: HDC;
Bmp: TBitmap;
FileName: string;
WinRect: TRect;
Width: Integer;
Height: Integer;
begin
Form1.Hide;
try
Application.ProcessMessages; // Was Sleep(500);
Win := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetWindowDC(Win);
end else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetDC(Win);
end;
try
Width := WinRect.Right - WinRect.Left;
Height := WinRect.Bottom - WinRect.Top;
Bmp := TBitmap.Create;
try
Bmp.Height := Height;
Bmp.Width := Width;
BitBlt(Bmp.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Width, Height, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
FileName := 'Screenshot_' +
FormatDateTime('mm-dd-yyyy-hhnnss', Now());
Bmp.SaveToFile(Format('C:\Screenshots\%s.bmp', [FileName]));
finally
Bmp.Free;
end;
finally
ReleaseDC(Win, DC);
end;
finally
Form1.Show;
end;
end;
Your code could be a lot simpler. When you have decided on which form you want to save, try the code I use:
procedure SaveFormBitmapToBMPFile( AForm : TCustomForm; AFileName : string = '' );
// Copies this form's bitmap to the specified file
var
Bitmap: TBitMap;
begin
Bitmap := AForm.GetFormImage;
try
Bitmap.SaveToFile( AFileName );
finally
Bitmap.Free;
end;
end;
This combines all the approaches described so far. It also handles multiple-monitor scenarios.
Pass in the kind of screenshot you want, and a TJpegImage, and it will assign your requested screenshot to that image.
///////////
uses
Jpeg;
type //define an ENUM to describe the possible screenshot types.
TScreenShotType = (sstActiveWindow, sstActiveClientArea,
sstPrimaryMonitor, sstDesktop);
///////////
procedure TfrmMain.GetScreenShot(shotType: TScreenShotType;
var img: TJpegImage);
var
w,h: integer;
DC: HDC;
hWin: Cardinal;
r: TRect;
tmpBmp: TBitmap;
begin
hWin := 0;
case shotType of
sstActiveWindow:
begin
//only the active window
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetWindowDC(hWin);
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
end; //sstActiveWindow
sstActiveClientArea:
begin
//only the active client area (active window minus title bars)
hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
dc := GetDC(hWin);
GetWindowRect(hWin,r);
w := r.Right - r.Left;
h := r.Bottom - r.Top;
end; //sstActiveClientArea
sstPrimaryMonitor:
begin
//only the primary monitor. If 1 monitor, same as sstDesktop.
hWin := GetDesktopWindow;
dc := GetDC(hWin);
w := GetDeviceCaps(DC,HORZRES);
h := GetDeviceCaps(DC,VERTRES);
end; //sstPrimaryMonitor
sstDesktop:
begin
//ENTIRE desktop (all monitors)
dc := GetDC(GetDesktopWindow);
w := Screen.DesktopWidth;
h := Screen.DesktopHeight;
end; //sstDesktop
else begin
Exit;
end; //case else
end; //case
//convert to jpg
tmpBmp := TBitmap.Create;
try
tmpBmp.Width := w;
tmpBmp.Height := h;
BitBlt(tmpBmp.Canvas.Handle,0,0,tmpBmp.Width,
tmpBmp.Height,DC,0,0,SRCCOPY);
img.Assign(tmpBmp);
finally
ReleaseDC(hWin,DC);
FreeAndNil(tmpBmp);
end; //try-finally
end;
JCL comes to the rescue once again..
hwnd := GetForegroundWindow;
Windows.GetClientRect(hwnd, r);
JclGraphics.ScreenShot(theBitmap, 0, 0, r.Right - r.Left, r.Bottom - r.Top, hwnd);
// use theBitmap...
Thank you for this useful submission I thought I might make the code offered into a unit to use all over my application, here is the code I have running on DX10.2 Tokyo. Please note the example, watch out for memory leaks.
unit ScreenCapture;
interface
uses Windows, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.StdCtrls, VCL.Graphics,VCL.Imaging.JPEG, VCL.Forms;
function getScreenCapture( FullWindow: Boolean = True ) : TBitmap;
implementation
function getScreenCapture( FullWindow: Boolean ) : TBitmap;
var
Win: HWND;
DC: HDC;
WinRect: TRect;
Width: Integer;
Height: Integer;
begin
Result := TBitmap.Create;
//Application.ProcessMessages; // Was Sleep(500);
Win := GetForegroundWindow;
if FullWindow then
begin
GetWindowRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetWindowDC(Win);
end
else
begin
Windows.GetClientRect(Win, WinRect);
DC := GetDC(Win);
end;
try
Width := WinRect.Right - WinRect.Left;
Height := WinRect.Bottom - WinRect.Top;
Result.Height := Height;
Result.Width := Width;
BitBlt(Result.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, Width, Height, DC, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);
finally
ReleaseDC(Win, DC);
end;
end;
end.
Example :
//Any event or button click, screenCapture is a TBitmap
screenCapture := getScreenCapture();
try
//Do some things with screen capture
Image1.Picture.Graphic := screenCapture;
finally
screenCapture.Free;
end;
Use GetForegroundWindow() instead of GetDesktopWindow().
You'll have to save the handle which GetForegroundWindow() return and pass the saved value into ReleaseDC() - to be sure that GetWindowDC() and ReleaseDC() are called exactly for the same window in case the active window changes between calls.
In case anyone is looking for a more cross-platform solution, this one claims Windows and MacOS-X support:
https://github.com/z505/screenshot-delphi
The shortest version of the Brian Frost code:
Screen.ActiveForm.GetFormImage.SaveToFile(Screen.ActiveForm.Caption+'.bmp');
Just one line of the code (Screenshot of the active window in the MDI application).

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