Create screenshot with macro

[NickVasiliev]

Hello all!

I'm trying to create a macro which will automatically capture the screen when shortcut is pressed.
What is really important, I need to have taskbar visible on the screenshot.

I really found helpful code provided by Zack Barresse on this website (cannot post URL).

However, in my case I have users with 2-3 monitors setup. I tried to work with WinAPI and combining different solutions found in internet got a solution.


Option Explicit

Private Type RECT
Left As Long
Top As Long
Right As Long
Bottom As Long
End Type

Private Type MONITORINFO
cbSize As Long
rcMonitor As RECT
rcWork As RECT
dwFlags As Long
End Type

Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetMonitorInfo Lib "user32" Alias "GetMonitorInfoA" (ByVal hMonitor As Long, ByRef lpmi As MONITORINFO) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function MonitorFromWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function EnumDisplayMonitors Lib "user32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lprcClip As Long, ByVal lpfnEnum As Long, ByVal dwData As Long) As Boolean
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function BitBlt Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdcDest As Long, ByVal nXDest As Long, ByVal nYDest As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hdcSrc As Long, ByVal nXSrc As Long, ByVal nYSrc As Long, ByVal dwRop As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateDCA" (ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, ByVal lpOutput As String, ByVal lpInitData As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function EmptyClipboard Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function SetClipboardData Lib "user32" (ByVal wFormat As Long, ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CloseClipboard Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalAlloc Lib "kernel32" (ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal dwBytes As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalLock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GlobalUnlock Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hMem As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetObject Lib "gdi32" Alias "GetObjectA" (ByVal hObject As Long, ByVal nCount As Long, lpObject As Any) As Long

Private Const MONITOR_DEFAULTTOPRIMARY = &H1
Private Const MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST = &H2
Private Const CF_BITMAP = 2

Sub GetActiveWindowMonitorBitmap()
Dim hwnd As Long
Dim hMonitor As Long
Dim mi As MONITORINFO
Dim hDCScreen As Long
Dim hDCMem As Long
Dim hBitmap As Long
Dim hPrevBitmap As Long
Dim ret As Long
Dim hData As Long

' Get the handle of the active window
hwnd = GetForegroundWindow()

' Get the handle of the monitor containing the active window
hMonitor = MonitorFromWindow(hwnd, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST)

' Initialize the structure's size
mi.cbSize = Len(mi)

' Get monitor information
ret = GetMonitorInfo(hMonitor, mi)

' Check if successful
If ret <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible DC for the screen
hDCScreen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", vbNullString, vbNullString, ByVal 0&)
If hDCScreen <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible DC for the bitmap
hDCMem = CreateCompatibleDC(hDCScreen)
If hDCMem <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible bitmap
hBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDCScreen, mi.rcMonitor.Right - mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Bottom - mi.rcMonitor.Top)
If hBitmap <> 0 Then
' Select the bitmap into the memory DC
hPrevBitmap = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBitmap)
' Copy the screen to the bitmap
ret = BitBlt(hDCMem, 0, 0, mi.rcMonitor.Right - mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Bottom - mi.rcMonitor.Top, hDCScreen, mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Top, &HCC0020)
' Open the clipboard
ret = OpenClipboard(0)
If ret <> 0 Then
' Empty the clipboard
EmptyClipboard
' Set the bitmap data to clipboard
ret = SetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP, hBitmap)
' Close the clipboard
ret = CloseClipboard
End If
' Clean up
DeleteObject hBitmap
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create bitmap."
End If
' Clean up
DeleteDC hDCMem
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create compatible DC for bitmap."
End If
' Clean up
DeleteDC hDCScreen
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create DC for the screen."
End If
Else
MsgBox "Failed to get monitor information."
End If
End Sub

Sub CaptureScreens()
' Loop through each monitor
EnumDisplayMonitors 0, 0, AddressOf EnumMonitorsProc, 0
End Sub

Function EnumMonitorsProc(ByVal hMonitor As Long, ByVal hdcMonitor As Long, ByVal lprcMonitor As Long, ByVal dwData As Long) As Boolean
Dim mi As MONITORINFO
Dim hDCScreen As Long
Dim hDCMem As Long
Dim hBitmap As Long
Dim hPrevBitmap As Long
Dim ret As Long
' Initialize the structure's size
mi.cbSize = Len(mi)
' Get monitor information
ret = GetMonitorInfo(hMonitor, mi)
' Check if successful
If ret <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible DC for the screen
hDCScreen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", vbNullString, vbNullString, ByVal 0&)
If hDCScreen <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible DC for the bitmap
hDCMem = CreateCompatibleDC(hDCScreen)
If hDCMem <> 0 Then
' Create a compatible bitmap
hBitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDCScreen, mi.rcMonitor.Right - mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Bottom - mi.rcMonitor.Top)
If hBitmap <> 0 Then
' Select the bitmap into the memory DC
hPrevBitmap = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBitmap)
' Copy the screen to the bitmap
ret = BitBlt(hDCMem, 0, 0, mi.rcMonitor.Right - mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Bottom - mi.rcMonitor.Top, hDCScreen, mi.rcMonitor.Left, mi.rcMonitor.Top, &HCC0020)
' Open the clipboard
ret = OpenClipboard(0)
If ret <> 0 Then
' Empty the clipboard
EmptyClipboard
' Set the bitmap data to clipboard
ret = SetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP, hBitmap)
' Close the clipboard
ret = CloseClipboard
End If
' Clean up
DeleteObject hBitmap
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create bitmap."
End If
' Clean up
DeleteDC hDCMem
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create compatible DC for bitmap."
End If
' Clean up
DeleteDC hDCScreen
Else
MsgBox "Failed to create DC for the screen."
End If
Else
MsgBox "Failed to get monitor information."
End If
' Continue enumeration
EnumMonitorsProc = True
End Function

The problem appears when I use laptop+monitor setup: screenshot from laptop monitor is perfect, but screenshot from secondary monitor is larger than the screen and has black areas around the screenshot.
Do you guys any thoughts on this? Cool if you have a ready solution, but i'll be thankful for just any ideas in what direction I should think or for a proper algorithm.

[Aussiebear]

Welcome to VBAX NickVasiliev. You didn't by any chance post this elsewhere did you?

[NickVasiliev]

Thanks Aussiebear!
Yes, so sorry for not letting know.
crosposted here: https://www.excelforum.com/excel-programming-vba-macros/1422108-create-screenshot-with-macro.html#post5938036

[arnelgp]

this code i used on screenshot.
to create a screenshot (full screen) and save to disk (sample):

SaveClip2Bit environ$("userprofile") & "\documents\agp.bmp"

you can try if it will work on multiple monitor.


' https://access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=245198
' pr2-eugin
'************************************************************************** *********************
' * Please leave any Trademarks or Credits in place.
' *
' * ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CONTRIBUTORS :
' * STEPHEN BULLEN, 15 November 1998 - Original PastPicture code
' * G HUDSON, 5 April 2010 - Pause Function
' * LUTZ GENTKOW, 23 July 2011 - Alt + PrtScrn
' * PAUL FRANCIS, 11 April 2013 - Putting all pieces together, bridging the 32 bit and 64 bit version.
' * CHRIS O, 12 April 2013 - Code suggestion to work on older versions of Access.
' *
' * DESCRIPTION: Creates a standard Picture object from whatever is on the clipboard.
' * This object is then saved to a location on the disc. Please note, this
' * can also be assigned to (for example) and Image control on a userform.
' *
' * The code requires a reference to the "OLE Automation" type library.
' *
' * The code in this module has been derived from a number of sources
' * discovered on MSDN, Access World Forum, VBForums.
' *
' * To use it, just copy this module into your project, then you can use:
' * SaveClip2Bit("C:\Pics\Sample.bmp")
' * to save this to a location on the Disc.
' * (Or)
' * Set ImageControl.Image = PastePicture
' * to paste a picture of whatever is on the clipboard into a standard image control.
' *
' * PROCEDURES:
' * PastePicture : The entry point for 'Setting' the Image
' * CreatePicture : Private function to convert a bitmap or metafile handle to an OLE reference
' * fnOLEError : Get the error text for an OLE error code
' * SaveClip2Bit : The entry point for 'Saving' the Image, calls for PastePicture
' * AltPrintScreen: Performs the automation of Alt + PrtScrn, for getting the Active Window.
' * Pause : Makes the program wait, to make sure proper screen capture takes place.
'************************************************************************** ************************
'
' revised by arnelgp
'
' take snapshot of entire screen (SaveScreen2Bit) <==
' take snapshot of current window/form (SaveClip2Bit) <== Overlapping window (mode) for tabbed form that's another but i have it also
'
Option Explicit

'Declare a UDT to store a GUID for the IPicture OLE Interface
Private Type GUID
Data1 As Long
Data2 As Integer
Data3 As Integer
Data4(0 To 7) As Byte
End Type

'Declare a UDT to store the bitmap information
#If VBA7 Then
Private Type uPicDesc
Size As Long
Type As Long
hPic As LongPtr
hPal As LongPtr
End Type
#Else
Private Type uPicDesc
Size As Long
Type As Long
hPic As Long
hPal As Long
End Type
#End If
'Windows API Function Declarations
#If VBA7 Then

'Does the clipboard contain a bitmap/metafile?
Private Declare PtrSafe Function IsClipboardFormatAvailable Lib "user32" (ByVal wFormat As Long) As Long

'Open the clipboard to read
Private Declare PtrSafe Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As LongPtr) As Long

'Get a pointer to the bitmap/metafile
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetClipboardData Lib "user32" (ByVal wFormat As Long) As LongPtr

'Close the clipboard
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CloseClipboard Lib "user32" () As Long

'Convert the handle into an OLE IPicture interface.
Private Declare PtrSafe Function OleCreatePictureIndirect Lib "oleaut32.dll" (PicDesc As uPicDesc, RefIID As GUID, ByVal fPictureOwnsHandle As LongPtr, IPic As IPicture) As LongPtr

'*Create our own copy of the metafile, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
'public before
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CopyEnhMetaFile Lib "Gdi32" Alias "CopyEnhMetaFileA" (ByVal hemfSrc As LongPtr, ByVal lpszFile As String) As LongPtr

'Create our own copy of the bitmap, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
'public before
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CopyImage Lib "user32" (ByVal handle As LongPtr, ByVal un1 As Long, ByVal n1 As Long, ByVal n2 As Long, ByVal un2 As Long) As LongPtr

'Uses the Keyboard simulation
Private Declare PtrSafe Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwflags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As LongPtr)

#Else

'Does the clipboard contain a bitmap/metafile?
Private Declare Function IsClipboardFormatAvailable Lib "user32" (ByVal wFormat As Integer) As Long

'Open the clipboard to read
Private Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

'Get a pointer to the bitmap/metafile
Private Declare Function GetClipboardData Lib "user32" (ByVal wFormat As Integer) As Long

'Close the clipboard
Private Declare Function CloseClipboard Lib "user32" () As Long

'Convert the handle into an OLE IPicture interface.
Private Declare Function OleCreatePictureIndirect Lib "oleaut32.dll" (PicDesc As uPicDesc, RefIID As GUID, ByVal fPictureOwnsHandle As Long, IPic As IPicture) As Long

'Create our own copy of the metafile, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
private Declare Function CopyEnhMetaFile Lib "gdi32" Alias "CopyEnhMetaFileA" (ByVal hemfSrc As Long, ByVal lpszFile As String) As Long

'Create our own copy of the bitmap, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
private Declare Function CopyImage Lib "user32" (ByVal handle As Long, ByVal un1 As Long, ByVal n1 As Long, ByVal n2 As Long, ByVal un2 As Long) As Long

'Uses the Keyboard simulation
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwflags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)

#End If

'The API format types we're interested in
Const CF_BITMAP = 2&
Const CF_PALETTE = 9&
Const CF_ENHMETAFILE = 14&
Const IMAGE_BITMAP = 0&
Const LR_COPYRETURNORG = &H4

Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2
Private Const VK_SNAPSHOT = &H2C
Private Const VK_MENU = &H12

' Subroutine : PrintScreen
' Purpose : Capture screen and places on the Clipboard
' : arnel g. puzon
Sub PrintScreen()
'keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 1, 0, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, 0, 0
End Sub

' Subroutine : AltPrintScreen
' Purpose : Capture the Active window, and places on the Clipboard.
Sub AltPrintScreen()
keybd_event VK_MENU, 0, 0, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, 0, 0
keybd_event VK_SNAPSHOT, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
keybd_event VK_MENU, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
End Sub

' Subroutine : PastePicture
' Purpose : Get a Picture object showing whatever's on the clipboard.

Function PastePicture() As IPicture
'Some pointers
#If VBA7 Then
Dim h As LongPtr, hPtr As LongPtr, hPal As LongPtr, lPicType As Long, hCopy As LongPtr
#Else
Dim h As Long, hPtr As Long, hPal As Long, lPicType As Long, hCopy As Long
#End If
'Check if the clipboard contains the required format
'If IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_BITMAP) Then
'Get access to the clipboard
h = OpenClipboard(0&)
If h > 0 Then
'Get a handle to the image data
hPtr = GetClipboardData(CF_BITMAP)

hCopy = CopyImage(hPtr, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_COPYRETURNORG)

'Release the clipboard to other programs
h = CloseClipboard
'If we got a handle to the image, convert it into a Picture object and return it
If hPtr <> 0 Then Set PastePicture = CreatePicture(hCopy, 0, CF_BITMAP)
End If
'End If
End Function


' Subroutine : CreatePicture
' Purpose : Converts a image (and palette) handle into a Picture object.
' NOTE : Requires a reference to the "OLE Automation" type library
#If VBA7 Then
Private Function CreatePicture(ByVal hPic As LongPtr, ByVal hPal As LongPtr, ByVal lPicType) As IPicture
#Else
Private Function CreatePicture(ByVal hPic As Long, ByVal hPal As Long, ByVal lPicType) As IPicture
#End If
' IPicture requires a reference to "OLE Automation"
#If VBA7 Then
Dim r As LongPtr
#Else
Dim r As Long
#End If
Dim uPicInfo As uPicDesc, IID_IDispatch As GUID, IPic As IPicture
'OLE Picture types
Const PICTYPE_BITMAP = 1
Const PICTYPE_ENHMETAFILE = 4
' Create the Interface GUID (for the IPicture interface)
With IID_IDispatch
.Data1 = &H7BF80980
.Data2 = &HBF32
.Data3 = &H101A
.Data4(0) = &H8B
.Data4(1) = &HBB
.Data4(2) = &H0
.Data4(3) = &HAA
.Data4(4) = &H0
.Data4(5) = &H30
.Data4(6) = &HC
.Data4(7) = &HAB
End With
' Fill uPicInfo with necessary parts.

With uPicInfo
.Size = Len(uPicInfo) ' Length of structure.
.Type = PICTYPE_BITMAP ' Type of Picture
.hPic = hPic ' Handle to image.
.hPal = hPal ' Handle to palette (if bitmap).
End With

' Create the Picture object.
r = OleCreatePictureIndirect(uPicInfo, IID_IDispatch, True, IPic)

' If an error occurred, show the description
If r <> 0 Then Debug.Print "Create Picture: " & fnOLEError(r)

' Return the new Picture object.
Set CreatePicture = IPic
End Function


' Subroutine : fnOLEError
' Purpose : Gets the message text for standard OLE errors
#If VBA7 Then
Private Function fnOLEError(lErrNum As LongPtr) As String
#Else
Private Function fnOLEError(lErrNum As Long) As String
#End If
'OLECreatePictureIndirect return values
Const E_ABORT = &H80004004
Const E_ACCESSDENIED = &H80070005
Const E_FAIL = &H80004005
Const E_Handle = &H80070006
Const E_INVALIDARG = &H80070057
Const E_NOINTERFACE = &H80004002
Const E_NOTIMPL = &H80004001
Const E_OUTOFMEMORY = &H8007000E
Const E_POINTER = &H80004003
Const E_UNEXPECTED = &H8000FFFF
Const S_OK = &H0

Select Case CLng(lErrNum)
Case E_ABORT
fnOLEError = " Aborted"
Case E_ACCESSDENIED
fnOLEError = " Access Denied"
Case E_FAIL
fnOLEError = " General Failure"
Case E_Handle
fnOLEError = " Bad/Missing Handle"
Case E_INVALIDARG
fnOLEError = " Invalid Argument"
Case E_NOINTERFACE
fnOLEError = " No Interface"
Case E_NOTIMPL
fnOLEError = " Not Implemented"
Case E_OUTOFMEMORY
fnOLEError = " Out of Memory"
Case E_POINTER
fnOLEError = " Invalid Pointer"
Case E_UNEXPECTED
fnOLEError = " Unknown Error"
Case S_OK
fnOLEError = " Success!"
End Select
End Function

' Routine : SaveClip2Bit
' Purpose : Saves Picture object to desired location.
' Arguments : Path to save the file

Public Sub SaveClip2Bit(savePath As String)
On Error GoTo errHandler:
AltPrintScreen
Pause (3)
SavePicture PastePicture, savePath
errExit:
Exit Sub
errHandler:
Debug.Print "Save Picture: (" & Err.Number & ") - " & Err.Description
Resume errExit
End Sub

' Routine : Pause
' Purpose : Gives a short interval for proper image capture.
' Arguments : Seconds to wait.

Private Function Pause(NumberOfSeconds As Variant)
On Error GoTo Err_Pause
Dim PauseTime As Variant, Start As Variant
PauseTime = NumberOfSeconds
Start = Timer
Do While Timer < Start + PauseTime
DoEvents
Loop
Exit_Pause:
Exit Function
Err_Pause:
MsgBox Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description, vbCritical, "Pause()"
Resume Exit_Pause
End Function

' arnel g. puzon
Public Sub SaveScreen2Bit(savePath As String)
On Error GoTo errHandler:
PrintScreen
Pause (3)
SavePicture PastePicture, savePath
errExit:
Exit Sub
errHandler:
Debug.Print "Save Picture: (" & Err.Number & ") - " & Err.Description
Resume errExit
End Sub

[snb]

This suffices in Excel:
Adapt the Irfanview path: "F:\Irfanview"
Adapt the save path: "G:\OF"


Sub M_snb()
Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso "ScreenClipping"
ActiveSheet.Shapes(1).CopyPicture

c00 = "F:\Irfanview\"
Shell c00 & Dir(c00 & "i_view*.exe") & " /clippaste /convert=G:\OF\pict.png", 0
End Sub