Determine the number of copies picture on the screen

[ttt480]

Good evening.

Help to understand question.

On the screen is a picture (1.bmp), which shows 4 apples and 2 pears.

I have a picture of one Apple "Example.bmp".

How can the script determine how many copies of the image (from the image "Example.bmp") is on the screen ?

(Script needs to look at the picture "Example.bmp", counting how many copies of it is on the screen and generate the message - with the number found in the screen copies)

Example.bmp

1.bmp

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

What have you tried so far?
We do not spoon feed users here, we teach them to fish

[ttt480]

water, The finished script is not necessary.

Give me an idea.

[Earthshine]

_FileToArray work?

[water]

How should _FileToArray help in this case ??

[ttt480]

Maybe.

I'm not an expert in Autoit.

How to use  "_FileToArray"  in my case ?

[Earthshine]

Get a list of images, or files into an array. Then you have the count and you could compare them was my idea

 

Sorry. I meant _FileListToArray

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Local $aArray = _FileListToArray(@DesktopDir, '*.bmp', Default, True)
; Sort the array
_ArraySort($aArray) ; sorts ascemding by default
; display it if you want to or comment out next line as this is usually for debug purposes
_ArrayDisplay ($aArray)

now go compare your imgages and see how many you have.

Use the built in Help file for AutoIt and look up that function for samples.

Edited November 29, 2017 by Earthshine

[JLogan3o13]

@ttt480 are you really searching for pictures of apples and pears, or something else? Please explain in more detail what you are trying to do, what you have tried on your own, what application this is in, and what your desired end result would be. There may be multiple ways to skin this particular cat, depending on your answers. Help us help you

[ttt480]

JLogan3o13,

Only the example is apples and pears.

Just want to count the number of certain symbols (in this case apples).

[Jos]

Why use apples when you really want to use something else?

Jos

[JLogan3o13]

So show a screenshot of the "certain symbols", and what are they contained in (application, web app, etc.). Again, having to pull teeth is not going to get you the help you seek

Edited November 29, 2017 by JLogan3o13

[ttt480]

Jos

Well.

In reality - I want to count the red circles with a line in the middle.

Just apples - more clear to people.

So I asked for apples, to make people understand.

1.bmp

Example.bmp

[JLogan3o13]

Again, is this in a desktop application? If so which application? Is it in a webpage? If so which site?

[Earthshine]

did you try what I posted? it will give you the count in element 0 of your array. you can compare the images using other methods you can look up in AutoIt. Set the path correctly to where you want to search for your images from.

Edited November 29, 2017 by Earthshine

[ttt480]

5 minutes ago, JLogan3o13 said:

and what are they contained in (application, web app, etc.).

No. This is not an app.

It's just a picture that is open on the desktop (Paint editor).

[JLogan3o13]

@Earthshine if you see not one but two Moderators involved in a topic, please refrain from posting - there is usually a reason.

[JLogan3o13]

Ok, paint editor is an application. So you're saying you have multiple instances of the paint editor open, or you're trying to count the number of "apples" in a single paint editor instance?

[Earthshine]

sorry. hey are MVP's mods too? I kind of figured Jos was because he's developer

Edited November 29, 2017 by Earthshine

[ttt480]

JLogan3o13

I mean:

The script makes the image of the entire screen, that is PrintScreen.

And analyzes the resulting screenshot.

Finds the Example picture, and outputs the message (Msg) on the number of these pictures.

[JLogan3o13]

@ttt480 So you have a script that does at least part of what you want already. Why would you go 19 posts into a thread without sharing that?! How about showing us what you have, so we can see what you're trying to do rather than asking us to guess?