Re: Screen Scraper API?

[Jim Langston <jimlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The way I would probably handle this is just have the user do a print
screen.  That becomes a spool file.  Then you can have a separate program
called when the user hits F10 that shows them the list of the screen
dumps they have done (spool file with a job name of their current job name,
printer of QSYSPRT, user of the current user) then give them the options of
sending one of them, or viewing one first.

Would seem easiest to me.

Your other option involves duplicating what the print screen program does.

Another option, write a program with the same name as the print screen
program (whatever that is) and stick it up higher in the library list than
the real print screen program.  Have this program call the print screen
program and then get the spool file name/number/job and prompt the user to
send this to whomever.

Regards,

Jim Langston

"Stone, Brad V (TC)" wrote:
> 
> Asking for a comrad at work:
> 
> I need to be able to capture the current screen and write it to a PF or
> Spooled file.
> 
> Let me explain.
> 
> We have a project where users want a function key to email a screen.  I can
> email a spooled file with SPL2EMAIL but I need to be able to capture the
> current screen.  So, when the user hits F10 it captures the screen and
> prompts the user for an email address to send the email to.
> 
> I know it's possible because Fax software does this.
> 
> I've tried STRCPYSCRN but that limits me to interactive screen capturing.
> 
> Make sense?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Aaron "Tri-Moto" Bartell (via Brad Stone)
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