Re: Using the Windows Clipboard within scripts

I don't have time to get into many details as I am leaving on vacation 
within the hour - but there IS a way to pass information during a PSP 
script, using the Script Data Communication Area.  Check out the tutorial I 
wrote on the topic - you can find it here:

        http://suzshook.topcities.com/tutorials/9scriptdata/index.htm

Hope this helps, Puma.  Once you get the hang of using this facility, the 
sky's the limit!  Suz

Puma Noir wrote:
> Hi,
>
> (PSP9 - WinXP SP2)
>
> I have a script that computes a literal string that I want to put into
> the Windows Clipboard, for use later as a name of a Preset Name for
> the perspective tool (pasting this string into the dialog window
> "Save Preset").
> The version of Python installed with PSP9 does't offer the capapility
> to manipulate the Windows Clipboard (it's possible, but only with
> selections from the selected document via PSP commands, not with a
> text value of a script variable).
>
> I have installed the complete Python 2.3.5 and the "Python for
Windows
> extensions" containing the "win32clipboard" module, and I
have
> transfered the concerning files into the "Python Libraries" of
the PSP
> folder, but the instruction :
>
>     from win32clipboard import *
>
>
> crashes PSP :-(
>
> Does anyone know a manner to put the text of a script variable within
> the clipboard for future use ?
>
> In fact, originaly, I want to read the 8 coordinates (x and y) of the
> four handles of the bounding box of the Perspective Correction Tool,
> for use within a script (I want this coordinates before applying the
> tool to do other actions). A way to do this is to save the current 
> bounding
> box in a preset, and later read the corresponding script file. Another way
> is to apply the tool, cancel it, et read the last action from the
> history, also written as a script. In both solutions, I have to read a
> PSP script corresponding to the apply of the tool. Is there a solution
> to get the coordinates "directly" within a script, without
applying
> the tool nor saving the preset ? This coordinates are on the screen,
> in front of my eyes, but I can't get them from a script. Arghhh !
>
> (I am working on all the pages of many scanned old books, and I repeat
> this action on all the pages. I am interessed to find a
> hight-automatized way (ie with scripts) to work on each page, reducing
> manuals steps).
>
> If anyone have a idea...
>
> Thank's a lot. 

Hi,

(PSP9 - WinXP SP2)

I have a script that computes a literal string that I want to put into 
the Windows Clipboard, for use later as a name of a Preset Name for the 
perspective tool (pasting this string into the dialog window "Save
Preset").

The version of Python installed with PSP9 does't offer the capapility to 
manipulate the Windows Clipboard (it's possible, but only with 
selections from the selected document via PSP commands, not with a text 
value of a script variable).

I have installed the complete Python 2.3.5 and the "Python for Windows 
extensions" containing the "win32clipboard" module, and I have 
transfered the concerning files into the "Python Libraries" of the PSP

folder, but the instruction :

     from win32clipboard import *


crashes PSP :-(

Does anyone know a manner to put the text of a script variable within 
the clipboard for future use ?

In fact, originaly, I want to read the 8 coordinates (x and y) of the 
four handles of the bounding box of the Perspective Correction Tool, for 
use within a script (I want this coordinates before applying the tool to 
do other actions). A way to do this is to save the current bounding box 
in a preset, and later read the corresponding script file. Another way 
is to apply the tool, cancel it, et read the last action from the 
history, also written as a script. In both solutions, I have to read a 
PSP script corresponding to the apply of the tool. Is there a solution 
to get the coordinates "directly" within a script, without applying
the 
tool nor saving the preset ? This coordinates are on the screen, in 
front of my eyes, but I can't get them from a script. Arghhh !

(I am working on all the pages of many scanned old books, and I repeat 
this action on all the pages. I am interessed to find a 
hight-automatized way (ie with scripts) to work on each page, reducing 
manuals steps).

If anyone have a idea...

Yes SuzShook, I well know the ScriptData Communication Area, I founded 
it precisely on your site. Many thank's.

The SDCA is useful to transmit an information from a script to another 
script within the same PSP session (for a session to another session, I 
use the Windows Registry). But I want get a value issued by a script to 
put them "manualy" in a dialog box using the Paste command (ctrl+V).
The 
SDCA is not available ouside scripts.

SuzShook a écrit :
> I don't have time to get into many details as I am leaving on vacation 
> within the hour - but there IS a way to pass information during a PSP 
> script, using the Script Data Communication Area.  Check out the tutorial I

> wrote on the topic - you can find it here:
> 
>         http://suzshook.topcities.com/tutorials/9scriptdata/index.htm
> 
> Hope this helps, Puma.  Once you get the hang of using this facility, the 
> sky's the limit!  Suz