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    Paste image from clipboard

    I'm working on capturing a photo image from a webcam directly into my A5 app. I've modified a Visual Basic version 6 source code program I found online to capture the photo and copy it to the clipboard. It works very well through the action script of running a non-Alpha program via a button click I've called "Capture Photo". I've compiled the VB6 program into an executable that can also be deployed as a setup / install. The user clicks on the Capture Photo button, the VB program launches, the user clicks on the button in the VB window to capture the photo and the photo is copied directly to the clipboard. Here's where I'm struggling with my A5 app. I can manually right-click in the image field on the form and select "paste image from clipboard" and then click on another button I've made that refreshes the image field object, and the desired results of the photo being seen in the image field object on the A5 form is accomplished. There must be a way to automate behind the scenes the two manual steps I'm having to do. I've searched the documentation with no success locating any info on an image field right-click menu item selection and I've experimented with the clipboard functions in XBasic with no success. If someone can figure out a way to access the right-click options to do a paste image from clipboard into the image field, I think I'll have this part nailed since the refresh object is an action script option. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions about this, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
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    RE: Paste image from clipboard

    Give focus to the image field and then use:

    sys_send_keys("{Ctrl-V}")

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      RE: Paste image from clipboard

      Elke,

      Having purchased Alpha 5 this week, needless to say, I'm deep in the learning curve. I didn't mention before that the form is in Enter mode as I'm entering a new record when I'm capturing the photo. I gained focus on the object through the action script of Activating the image object, coded In-line XBasic with the code you provided, then added another action script of object refresh. It didn't work. I appreciate your response and am willing to try any other thoughts / ideas. I've been trying to figure this out for a few days and have run out of ideas on this end. Thanks and blessings.

      Pastor Steve

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        #4
        RE: Paste image from clipboard

        What about clipboard_get_date()?

        The chm help files lists a slew of items when you type "clipboard" into the search area.

        Hope this helps.

        Regards,

        Jay Talbott
        Jay Talbott
        Lexington, KY

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          #5
          RE: Paste image from clipboard

          Hi Steve,

          I could not find the code I asked you a few days ago. Could you provide the source of these VB code. Maybe it is possible to translate it into Xbasic. Then there is no need for an extra VB exe with installer. Simple all in one.

          Marcel
          Marcel

          I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
          ---- Confusius ----

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            #6
            RE: Paste image from clipboard

            Marcel,

            Here's the direct link to download the VB source code I modified. I'm only using the still picture functionality.

            http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=28493&lngWId=1

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              #7
              RE: Paste image from clipboard

              Sorry Steve. I use the paste function all the time but did not realize it would not work with an image file... If there is anyway you could name the file relative to a field it would be much easier to use image file reference instead and then your ftp file wouldn't get so large.

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                #8
                RE: Paste image from clipboard

                Steve, thank you very much. I downloaded it.

                MK
                Marcel

                I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
                ---- Confusius ----

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                  RE: Paste image from clipboard

                  Thanks Elke for your suggestion. Jerry Brightbill had the same suggestion in another thread and provided the XBasic code that works. I will probably end up going that route to get it to work. At this point, it's kind of a principle thing that if I can manually do something, why can't I code it to do the work? Anyway, I'm working on the VB program to save the captured image in JPEG format and set up the sequential file naming convention to reference the last file name in the save-to folder as the current photo taken. Thanks again for your willingness to help.

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