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85 lines
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## The *save-screenshot.ps1* PowerShell Script
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This PowerShell script takes a single screenshot and saves it into a target folder (the user's pictures folder by default).
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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save-screenshot.ps1 [[-TargetFolder] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-TargetFolder <String>
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Specifies the target folder (the user's pictures folder by default)
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value "$HOME/Pictures"
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./save-screenshot
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✔️ screenshot saved to C:\Users\Markus\Pictures\2021-10-10T14-33-22.png
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Saves a single screenshot
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script takes a single screenshot and saves it into a target folder (the user's pictures folder by default).
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.PARAMETER TargetFolder
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Specifies the target folder (the user's pictures folder by default)
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./save-screenshot
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✔️ screenshot saved to C:\Users\Markus\Pictures\2021-10-10T14-33-22.png
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$TargetFolder = "$HOME/Pictures")
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function TakeScreenshot { param([string]$FilePath)
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Add-Type -Assembly System.Windows.Forms
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$ScreenBounds = [Windows.Forms.SystemInformation]::VirtualScreen
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$ScreenshotObject = New-Object Drawing.Bitmap $ScreenBounds.Width, $ScreenBounds.Height
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$DrawingGraphics = [Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($ScreenshotObject)
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$DrawingGraphics.CopyFromScreen( $ScreenBounds.Location, [Drawing.Point]::Empty, $ScreenBounds.Size)
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$DrawingGraphics.Dispose()
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$ScreenshotObject.Save($FilePath)
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$ScreenshotObject.Dispose()
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}
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try {
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if (-not(test-path "$TargetFolder" -pathType container)) {
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throw "Target folder at 📂$TargetFolder doesn't exist"
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}
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$Time = (Get-Date)
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$Filename = "$($Time.Year)-$($Time.Month)-$($Time.Day)T$($Time.Hour)-$($Time.Minute)-$($Time.Second).png"
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$FilePath = (Join-Path $TargetFolder $Filename)
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TakeScreenshot $FilePath
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"✔️ screenshot saved to $FilePath"
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of save-screenshot.ps1*
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