Hi Graham, You might want to try something along the lines of import snapshot from rectangle 0,0,1024,768 of card "target" set the name of the last image to "The image name I want"
...which worked for me - and I think it bypasses the clipboard. Best, Keith.. On 18 Apr 2011, at 14:46, Klaus on-rev wrote: > Hi Graham, > >> I've been extracting bits of images using 'export snapshot', and this goes >> fine if the export is to a file. However, I have now tried to do an export >> to an image and nothing seems to happen. The command has the form >> >> export snapshot from rect a,b,c,d of img "LargeBitmap" of cd "BitMapStore" >> of stack "FullSizeBitMap" to img "TestImage" of cd 1 of stack "Test" >> >> All the objects and quantities in this script fragment have been tested as >> being of correct value and existence, and indeed the same 'from' values can >> export a valid file. >> >> The docs seem to say that what I'm trying to do is legit - what am I doing >> wrong? > > this is what LiveCode does not like: > ... from rect a,b,c,d... > > Try this: > ... > put a & "," & b & "," & c & "," & d into tRect > export snapshot from rect tRect of img "LargeBitmap" of cd "BitMapStore" of > stack "FullSizeBitMap" to img "TestImage" of cd 1 of stack "Test" > ... > >> TIA >> >> Graham >> >> PS If anyone knows any other way of non-destructively copying a part of an >> image without munging the clipboard, I'd be more than happy to use it. > > That's what I would like to know, too, as long as fiddling with "imagedata" > is not involved ;-) > > > Best > > Klaus _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
