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Here a small function to mark a region on the desktop and capture that region to a bitmap handle or to the clipboard: #include-once #include <Clipboard.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include <WinAPIGdi.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #Region Example ;capture manual coordinates FileDelete(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") Global $hHBitmap = _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture(0, False, True, 0, 0, 99, 99) _WinAPI_SaveHBITMAPToFile(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp", $hHBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap) If FileExists(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") Then ShellExecute(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") ;save the captured bitmap to a file FileDelete(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") Global $hHBitmap = _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture() _WinAPI_SaveHBITMAPToFile(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp", $hHBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap) If FileExists(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") Then ShellExecute(@ScriptDir & "\Captured.bmp") ;copy captured bitmap to clipboard Switch _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture(1, True) Case 1 MsgBox($MB_ICONINFORMATION, "Information", "Marked region was properly captured to clipboard!", 30) Case 0 MsgBox($MB_ICONERROR, "ERROR", "An error has occured!", 30) EndSwitch #EndRegion ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture ; Description ...: Selected area on desktop will be captured and save to clipbord or GDI bitmap handle will be returned. ; Syntax ........: _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture([$iFillMode = 0[, $bClipboard = True]]) ; Parameters ....: $iFillMode - [optional] an integer value. Default is 0. ; 0: marked area filled with solid color ; 1: marked area filled with hatch pattern ($HS_DIAGCROSS) ; 2: marked area without any fill pattern / color - only red border ; $bClipboard - [optional] a boolean value. Default is False. If True then no GDI bitmap handle will be returned. ; If false then GDI bitmap handle will be returned. ; $bManual - [optional] a boolean value. Default is False. If True manual capturing is activated. ; $iX1 - [optional] an integer value. Default is 0. If $bManual is true enter the x1 screen pos. ; $iY1 - [optional] an integer value. Default is 0. If $bManual is true enter the Y1 screen pos. ; $iX2 - [optional] an integer value. Default is 0. If $bManual is true enter the x2 screen pos. ; $iY2 - [optional] an integer value. Default is 0. If $bManual is true enter the y2 screen pos. ; Return values .: 0 / 1 / -1 / GDI bitmap handle ; Author ........: UEZ ; Version .......: 0.92 build 2017-01-22 ; Modified ......: ; Remarks .......: Do not forget to dispose returned GDI bitmap handle for non clipboard mode using _WinAPI_DeleteObject! ; Related .......: ; Link ..........: ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture($iFillMode = 0, $bClipboard = False, $bManual = False, $iX1 = 0, $iY1 = 0, $iX2 = 0, $iY2 = 0) If @OSBuild > 6299 Then ;https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724832(v=vs.85).aspx DllCall("Shcore.dll", "long", "PROCESS_DPI_AWARENESS", 1) ;PROCESS_SYSTEM_DPI_AWARE = 1 (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn280512(v=vs.85).aspx) Else DllCall("User32.dll", "bool", "SetProcessDPIAware") EndIf Local $iOld = AutoItSetOption("MouseCoordMode", 1) If Not $bManual Then Local Const $hDesktop = WinGetHandle("[TITLE:Program Manager;CLASS:Progman]") Local Const $aFullScreen = WinGetPos($hDesktop) ;should work also on multi screens Local Const $iW = $aFullScreen[2], $iH = $aFullScreen[3] Local Const $hGUI_Screencapture = GUICreate("", $iW, $iH, $aFullScreen[0], $aFullScreen[1], $WS_POPUP, BitOR($WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_LAYERED)) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI_Screencapture) Local Const $hDC = _WinAPI_GetDC($hGUI_Screencapture) Local Const $hGfxDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC) Local Const $hBitmapGDI = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleBitmap($hDC, $iW, $iH) Local $hObjOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hBitmapGDI) Local $tSize = DllStructCreate($tagSIZE) $tSize.x = $iW $tSize.y = $iH Local $tSource = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT) Local $tBlend = DllStructCreate($tagBLENDFUNCTION) $tBlend.Alpha = 0xFF $tBlend.Format = 1 Local $tDest = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT), $pPoint = DllStructGetPtr($tDest) $tDest.x = $aFullScreen[0] $tDest.y = $aFullScreen[1] Local Const $hPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen($PS_SOLID, 1, 0x0000FF) Local Const $hPen_Orig = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hPen) Local $hBrush, $iAlpha2, $iFlag $iFillMode = $iFillMode > 2 ? 2 : $iFillMode < 0 ? 0 : $iFillMode Switch $iFillMode Case 0 $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateBrushIndirect($BS_SOLID, 0x808080) $iAlpha2 = 0xA0 $iFlag = $ULW_ALPHA Case 1 $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateBrushIndirect($BS_HATCHED, 0x808000, $HS_DIAGCROSS) $iAlpha2 = 0x30 $iFlag = $ULW_ALPHA Case 2 $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateBrushIndirect($BS_HOLLOW, 0x000000) $iAlpha2 = 0xFF ;not needed $iFlag = $ULW_COLORKEY EndSwitch Local $hBrush_Orig = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hBrush) Else If Not BitOr($iX1, $iX2, $iY1, $iY2) Then Return SetError(4, 0, 0) EndIf Local $aMPos[5], $aMPos_old[4], $tRECT = _WinAPI_CreateRect(0, 0, 0, 0) Do If $bManual Then $aMPos[2] = 1 Else GUISetCursor(16, 1, $hGUI_Screencapture) $aMPos = GUIGetCursorInfo($hGUI_Screencapture) $aMPos_old[0] = $aMPos[0] $aMPos_old[1] = $aMPos[1] $aMPos_old[2] = MouseGetPos(0) $aMPos_old[3] = MouseGetPos(1) EndIf Switch $aMPos[2] Case 0 ;display crosshair _WinAPI_BitBlt($hGfxDC, 0, 0, $iW, $iH, $hGfxDC, 0, 0, $CAPTUREBLT) _WinAPI_DrawLine($hGfxDC, $tDest.x, $aMPos[1], $iW, $aMPos[1]) _WinAPI_DrawLine($hGfxDC, $aMPos[0], $tDest.y, $aMPos[0], $iH) _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI_Screencapture, $hDC, $tDest, $tSize, $hGfxDC, $tSource, 0, $tBlend, $ULW_COLORKEY) Case 1 ;capture selected region If Not $bManual Then $tBlend.Alpha = $iAlpha2 While $aMPos[2] ;mark region GUISetCursor(14, 1, $hGUI_Screencapture) ;WinGetHandle(AutoItWinGetTitle())) $aMPos = GUIGetCursorInfo($hGUI_Screencapture) _WinAPI_BitBlt($hGfxDC, 0, 0, $iW, $iH, $hGfxDC, 0, 0, $CAPTUREBLT) ;clear bitmap ;draw rectangle $tRECT.Left = $aMPos_old[0] $tRECT.Top = $aMPos_old[1] $tRECT.Right = $aMPos[0] $tRECT.Bottom = $aMPos[1] _WinAPI_Rectangle($hGfxDC, $tRECT) If $iFillMode <> 2 Then _WinAPI_InvertRect($hGfxDC, $tRECT) _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindow($hGUI_Screencapture, $hDC, $tDest, $tSize, $hGfxDC, $tSource, 0, $tBlend, $iFlag) Sleep(10) WEnd _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hObjOld) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($hGUI_Screencapture, $hDC) _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hGfxDC) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmapGDI) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hPen_Orig) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hBrush_Orig) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) GUIDelete($hGUI_Screencapture) ;capture region $aMPos[0] = MouseGetPos(0) $aMPos[1] = MouseGetPos(1) Else $aMPos_old[2] = $iX1 $aMPos_old[3] = $iY1 $aMPos[0] = $iX2 $aMPos[1] = $iY2 EndIf Local Const $hDC_Region = _WinAPI_GetDC(0) Local Const $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC_Region) Local Const $iW_Region = Abs($aMPos[0] - $aMPos_old[2]) + 1, $iH_Region = Abs($aMPos[1] - $aMPos_old[3]) + 1 Local $hHBitmap_Captured = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleBitmap($hDC_Region, $iW_Region, $iH_Region) $hObjOld = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hHBitmap_Captured) _WinAPI_BitBlt($hMemDC, 0, 0, $iW_Region, $iH_Region, $hDC_Region, _ $aMPos[0] > $aMPos_old[2] ? $aMPos_old[2] : $aMPos[0], _ $aMPos[1] > $aMPos_old[3] ? $aMPos_old[3] : $aMPos[1], BitOR($SRCCOPY, $CAPTUREBLT)) Local $hHBitmap_Clipboard = _WinAPI_CopyImage($hHBitmap_Captured, 0, 0, 0, BitOR($LR_COPYDELETEORG, $LR_COPYRETURNORG)) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hHBitmap_Captured, $hObjOld) _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hHBitmap_Captured) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC(0, $hDC_Region) AutoItSetOption("MouseCoordMode", $iOld) If $bClipboard Then ;put captured region to clipboard If Not _ClipBoard_Open(0) Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap_Clipboard) Return SetError(1, 0, 0) EndIf If Not _ClipBoard_Empty() Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap_Clipboard) Return SetError(2, 0, 0) EndIf Local Const $hCP = _ClipBoard_SetDataEx($hHBitmap_Clipboard, $CF_BITMAP) If Not $hCP Or @error Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap_Clipboard) Return SetError(3, 0, 0) EndIf _ClipBoard_Close() _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap_Clipboard) Return 1 Else Return $hHBitmap_Clipboard EndIf EndSwitch Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hObjOld) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($hGUI_Screencapture, $hDC) _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hGfxDC) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmapGDI) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hGfxDC, $hPen_Orig) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen) GUIDelete($hGUI_Screencapture) AutoItSetOption("MouseCoordMode", $iOld) Return -1 EndSwitch Until False EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture Might be useful... Download: _WinAPI_MarkScreenRegionAndCapture.au3 (same as above in the code box) Tested only on Win10 x64 but should work also on other Window versions. If not please reply.

No, not really

@mixmixd Okay thanks for the explanation and for your honesty. My intention is not to trick you, but unfortunately that does count as game automation and we are not allowed to help you with that. My advice is that you spend less time playing games anyway, and devote more time to learning how to actually write a program of your own. It could be the best thing you ever did.

@Terenz I'm currently running on 32-bit, so I'm unable to test. It could be an issue with the DLL call and the OS bitness. There is one thing I would like to you try, if you don't mind. Could you add this to the top of your 32-bit script, and see if it runs correctly on 64-bit? I'm not sure it will work, but I am curious to see. #include <WinAPIFiles.au3> If @OSArch = "X64" And Not @AutoItX64 Then _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection(False) Adam

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@Terenz I just noticed an issue with the script I posted for you. I didn't have the return value for _EditObjectPermissions in the MsgBox. I edited my post to add this. I think I was able to get it to work, give this a try. You have to change the owner of the file, to set the permissions on a file, that you are not an owner of or in a group that is an owner. #RequireAdmin #include <Array.au3> #include 'Permissions.au3' #include <Security.au3> _InitiatePermissionResources() Global $sFile = "C:\Windows\System32\aaclient.dll" Global $aPerm[1][3] $aPerm[0][0] = @UserName $aPerm[0][1] = 1 $aPerm[0][2] = $GENERIC_ALL ;Full Control. ;~ $aPerm[0][2] = $FILE_USERS_DEFAULT ;Read & execute. ;~ $aPerm[0][2] = $FILE_AUTH_USERS_DEFAULT ;Modify. ;~ _ArrayDisplay($aPerm,$sFile) Global $pDACL = _GetObjectDacl($sFile) Global $sOwner = _GetObjectOwner($sFile) MsgBox(0, "Owner", "SID: " & $sOwner & @CRLF & @CRLF & "Name: " & _Security__LookupAccountSid($sOwner)[0]) Global $iRet = _SetObjectOwner($sFile, $SE_FILE_OBJECT, @UserName) MsgBox(0, '', '_SetObjectOwner return value: ' & $iRet & @CRLF & _ 'Check the file permissons before closing the message box.') $iRet = _EditObjectPermissions($sFile, $aPerm) MsgBox(0, '', '_EditObjectPermissions return value: ' & $iRet & @CRLF & _ 'Check the file permissons before closing the message box.') $iRet = _SetObjectSecurity($sFile, $SE_FILE_OBJECT, $DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, 0, 0, $pDACL, 0) Global $iRet1 = _SetObjectOwner($sFile, $SE_FILE_OBJECT, $sOwner) MsgBox(0, '', 'Restore all permissions' & @CRLF & @CRLF & _ '_SetObjectSecurity return value: ' & $iRet & @CRLF & _ '_SetObjectOwner return value: ' & $iRet1 & @CRLF & _ 'Check the file permissons before closing the message box.') _ClosePermissionResources() Adam

If you create a fake GUI and never set it to @SW_SHOW and set your real GUI to the child of the fake, the task bar button will never show up. #include <GUIConstants.au3> Global $frmFakeGUI = GUICreate("Fake GUI", 0, 0) Global $frmRealGUI = GUICreate("Real GUI", 200, 100, -1, -1, -1, -1, $frmFakeGUI) Global $lblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("This is a GUI without a task bar icon", 10, 10, 180, 40) GUICtrlSetFont($lblMsg, 12) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $frmRealGUI) While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Exit 0 EndSwitch WEnd

Hook into MessageBox procedure. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; If @Compiled Then _AddHookApi("user32.dll", "MessageBoxW", "_Intercept_MessageBoxW", "int", "hwnd;wstr;wstr;uint") Func _Intercept_MessageBoxW($hWnd, $sText, $sTitle, $iType) If $sTitle = "AutoIt Error" Then ; For example: ConsoleWriteError($sTitle & " " & $sText & @CRLF) Else Local $aCall = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "MessageBoxW", _ "hwnd", $hWnd, _ "wstr", $sText, _ "wstr", $sTitle, _ "uint", $iType) If @error Or Not $aCall[0] Then Return 0 Return $aCall[0] EndIf EndFunc ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Let's try it (don't forget to compile) ; Usual message box MsgBox(0, 'Test', 'Some text') ; Cause array error Global $aArray[3] = [1, 2, 3] $aArray[4] = 4 ; !!!! Func _AddHookApi($sModuleName, $vFunctionName, $vNewFunction, $sRet = "", $sParams = "") Local Static $pImportDirectory, $hInstance If Not $pImportDirectory Then $hInstance = _GetModuleHandle() If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0) Local $aCall = DllCall("dbghelp.dll", "ptr", "ImageDirectoryEntryToData", _ "handle", $hInstance, _ "boolean", 1, _ ; as an image "word", 1, _ ; IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_IMPORT "dword*", 0) If @error Or Not $aCall[0] Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0) $pImportDirectory = $aCall[0] EndIf Local $iIsInt = IsInt($vFunctionName) Local $iRestore = Not IsString($vNewFunction) Local $tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY Local $pDirectoryOffset = $pImportDirectory Local $tModuleName Local $iInitialOffset, $iInitialOffset2 Local $iOffset2 Local $tBufferOffset2, $iBufferOffset2 Local $tBuffer, $tFunctionOffset, $pOld, $fMatch Local Const $PAGE_READWRITE = 0x04 While 1 $tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY = DllStructCreate("dword RVAOriginalFirstThunk;" & _ "dword TimeDateStamp;" & _ "dword ForwarderChain;" & _ "dword RVAModuleName;" & _ "dword RVAFirstThunk", _ $pDirectoryOffset) If Not DllStructGetData($tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY, "RVAFirstThunk") Then ExitLoop $tModuleName = DllStructCreate("char Name[64]", $hInstance + DllStructGetData($tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY, "RVAModuleName")) If DllStructGetData($tModuleName, "Name") = $sModuleName Then ; function from this module $iInitialOffset = $hInstance + DllStructGetData($tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY, "RVAFirstThunk") $iInitialOffset2 = $hInstance + DllStructGetData($tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY, "RVAOriginalFirstThunk") If $iInitialOffset2 = $hInstance Then $iInitialOffset2 = $iInitialOffset $iOffset2 = 0 While 1 $tBufferOffset2 = DllStructCreate("dword_ptr", $iInitialOffset2 + $iOffset2) $iBufferOffset2 = DllStructGetData($tBufferOffset2, 1) If Not $iBufferOffset2 Then ExitLoop If $iIsInt Then If BitAND($iBufferOffset2, 0xFFFFFF) = $vFunctionName Then $fMatch = True; wanted function Else $tBuffer = DllStructCreate("ushort Ordinal; char Name[64]", $hInstance + $iBufferOffset2) If DllStructGetData($tBuffer, "Name") == $vFunctionName Then $fMatch = True; wanted function EndIf If $fMatch Then $tFunctionOffset = DllStructCreate("ptr", $iInitialOffset + $iOffset2) _VirtualProtect(DllStructGetPtr($tFunctionOffset), DllStructGetSize($tFunctionOffset), $PAGE_READWRITE) If @error Then Return SetError(3, 0, 0) $pOld = DllStructGetData($tFunctionOffset, 1) If $iRestore Then DllStructSetData($tFunctionOffset, 1, $vNewFunction) Else DllStructSetData($tFunctionOffset, 1, DllCallbackGetPtr(DllCallbackRegister($vNewFunction, $sRet, $sParams))) EndIf Return $pOld EndIf $iOffset2 += DllStructGetSize($tBufferOffset2) WEnd ExitLoop EndIf $pDirectoryOffset += 20 ; size of $tIMAGE_IMPORT_MODULE_DIRECTORY WEnd Return SetError(4, 0, 0) EndFunc Func _VirtualProtect($pAddress, $iSize, $iProtection) Local $aCall = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "bool", "VirtualProtect", "ptr", $pAddress, "dword_ptr", $iSize, "dword", $iProtection, "dword*", 0) If @error Or Not $aCall[0] Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0) Return 1 EndFunc Func _GetModuleHandle($vModule = 0) Local $sParamType = "ptr" If IsString($vModule) Then $sParamType = "wstr" Local $aCall = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "ptr", "GetModuleHandleW", $sParamType, $vModule) If @error Or Not $aCall[0] Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0) Return $aCall[0] EndFunc