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I have found a few old scripts with ideas on how to use graphics from the web.  Everything I have tried has come up with errors. A few examples use the variable $ghGDIPDLL and this looks like it is because Autoit code has changed over time.  I added Global $ghGDIPDLL = $__g_hGDIPDll to the beginning of the samples of code but then there were other errors like $hBitmap = $hBitmap[2] Error:Subscript used on non-accessible variable.

Does anyone have complete recent code that works in the latest Autoit that can start a basic gui with a single button on it of any graphic from the web.  From that I can probably figure out how to add it to my app.

Thanks for all help. 

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No need to work with WMI or dll's or whatnot... Here's what I would do. Save the downloaded file, then use it in the GUICtrlSetImage. Hopefully this is what you're looking for.

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

    GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 20, 60, 60, $BS_BITMAP)
    GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "c:\Temp\something.bmp")

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

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No need to work with WMI or dll's or whatnot... Here's what I would do. Save the downloaded file, then use it in the GUICtrlSetImage. Hopefully this is what you're looking for.

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

    GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 20, 60, 60, $BS_BITMAP)
    GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "c:\Temp\something.bmp")

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

Thanks the website images change frequently.  Either I will need to find code to have autoit download these to a local file dynamically or I might still need code to display the image directly from the website on the buttons. I will think about this.  If anyone else has other ideas it would be great too.

Thanks @sadbunny I will see about maybe using inetget together with your code.

Edited by nassausky
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Try this:

#include <GDIplus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

_GDIPlus_Startup()
Global $hHBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(InetRead("http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/hopstarter/soft-scraps/64/User-Administrator-Blue-icon.png"), 1)
Global $hGUI = GUICreate("Bitmap from inet", 300, 200)
GUISetBkColor(0xFFFFFF)
Global $iBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("", (300 - 72) / 2, (200 - 72) / 2, 72, 72, $BS_BITMAP), $hBtn = GUICtrlGetHandle($iBtn)
_WinAPI_DeleteObject(_SendMessage($hBtn, $BM_SETIMAGE, $IMAGE_BITMAP, $hHBitmap))
GUISetState()

Do
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap)
            _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
            GUIDelete()
            Exit
        Case $iBtn
            MsgBox(0, "Info", "Image in button was downloaded from web and used directly without saving to disk first!")
    EndSwitch
Until False

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No need to work with WMI or dll's or whatnot... Here's what I would do. Save the downloaded file, then use it in the GUICtrlSetImage. Hopefully this is what you're looking for.

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

    GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 20, 60, 60, $BS_BITMAP)
    GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "c:\Temp\something.bmp")

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

i cant get this to work at all...

i was thinking it was because of spaces in the folder files as such:  
 "C:\Documents and Settings\settop\Desktop\Imgs/ArIII.bmp

so i changed the code to this:

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

   $img = "/Imgs/ArIII.bmp"
   $load  = '"' & @ScriptDir & $img & '"'

   ConsoleWrite( "Image Used:  " & $load   & @CRLF ) ; If you're in SciTE

   $Btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 10, 260, 260, $BS_BITMAP)
   ;_GUICtrlButton_SetImage($Btn, $load)

   GUICtrlSetImage(-1, $load)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
 EndFunc   ;==>Example


any idea why it is not showing the image at all?
 

Posted

This works for me:

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

   $img = "\Imgs\ArIII.bmp"
   $load  = @ScriptDir & $img

   ConsoleWrite( "Image Used:  " & $load   & @CRLF ) ; If you're in SciTE

   $Btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 10, 260, 260, $BS_BITMAP)
   ;_GUICtrlButton_SetImage($Btn, $load)

   GUICtrlSetImage(-1, $load)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd
 EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

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A wise man on here once said, if you want help with code post the code, if you want help with a picture post a picture of your code. No one is going to type in your code from a picture of it.

(yes, I know it's posted in UEZ's post, just a friendly reminder)

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Do you have a link to the image file you're using so we can test it with the same image?

If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.
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I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from.

Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays.  -  ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script.  -  Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label.  -  _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file  -  SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor  -  GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI.  -   Latin Square password generator

Posted

but it say .bmp  and i even tried using some of your code to get it to work in case it is not a bmp  and still not working

 

#include <GDIplus.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

_GDIPlus_Startup()

Local Const $iWidth = 300, $iHeight = 300, $iBgColor = 0xFFE8FF ;$iBgColor format RRGGBB

Global $img = "\Imgs\ArIII.bmp"
Global $load  = @ScriptDir & $img


Global $hGUI = GUICreate("Bitmap from inet", 800, 600)
GUISetBkColor(0xFFFFFF)

;Global $hHBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory(InetRead("http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/hopstarter/soft-scraps/64/User-Administrator-Blue-icon.png"), 1)
Global $hHBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromMemory($load, 1)

Global $iBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("", (300 - 72) / 2, (200 - 72) / 2, 272, 272, $BS_BITMAP), $hBtn = GUICtrlGetHandle($iBtn)
_WinAPI_DeleteObject(_SendMessage($hBtn, $BM_SETIMAGE, $IMAGE_BITMAP, $hHBitmap))
GUISetState()

Do
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hHBitmap)
            _GDIPlus_Shutdown()
            GUIDelete()
            Exit
        Case $iBtn
            MsgBox(0, "Info", "Image in button was downloaded from web and used directly without saving to disk first!")
    EndSwitch
Until False

 

Posted

The file is a jpg with a bmp extension. If you open it in paint and just "Save As" a bmp them rerun your script you will see the image on the button. 

If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.
Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag Gude
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Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays.  -  ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script.  -  Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label.  -  _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file  -  SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor  -  GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI.  -   Latin Square password generator

Posted

i understand that i wont be able to always control that so i want to do it via  the code 

That did work, but again if i am just grabbing .png or a jpg  from a api or xml file i need to  do a different method i am going to  try that with the code presented above and come back

 

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