Re: Screen Scraper

[thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Mike:

It looks like you've found all the answers you can use, but I have a $.02 to 
add FWIW.

STRCPYSCN does effectively stay one screen behind, and that limits its 
usefulness. But for many quick and dirty situations, that limitation can be 
worked around by having the user press the <Home> key. This oftens brings the 
two displays effectively in sync.

Not a perfect solution. Just a way to get by in a pinch.

Also, STRCPYSCN has an output-to-file ability that can be exploited. I've used 
attention menus to give users the option of starting STRCPYSCN to an outfile. 
The option creates a member and also sends me a message to log the event. A 
second menu option does the ENDCPYSCN. When I have time, I run a program that 
"replays" their screen sequences with forward and backward F-keys so I can 
understand what happened. (This is easily modified to aid in ducumentation of 
applications as well.)

Nobody really likes STRCPYSCN, but it can sure be useful.

Tom Liotta

On Tue, 10 July 2001, "Mike Silvers" wrote:

> 
> Hi All.  I know this topic was discussed earlier, and I looked at the prior
> messages.  But..... I need a screen scraper program where I can see what
> another user sees at the same time.  When I run a service job and STRCPYSCN,
> I am one screen behind the other user.  Someone posted a small program on
> the list (I believe that it was Albert York), but I can't get the thing to
> work.  At this time, I need some help.  If there is someone out there that
> has a program to do this, please post it or send it to me.  I'm on a time
> crunch with this one...
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Mike
> 
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