*screencopy()

Sets the command to send a bitmap file of the graphics area to a hard copy device.

Syntax

*screencopy(command)

Type

hm.cfg Commands

Description

Sets the command to send a bitmap file of the graphics area to a hard copy device. A file named sliden.bmp is created by HyperMesh, where n is an incremental number provided for file name uniqueness. Functionally, it is very similar to the *printfile() command.

On Unix/Linux platforms, a site-specific operating system utility is called to create and spool the image to the printing device. By default, a file is created but not spooled to the print device (the Ctrl-F1 and Ctrl-F2 keys function identically) and you must click the active HyperMesh window to trigger the screen capture. The message bar indicates when the screen grab is complete. For more information on spooling bitmapped files directly to the printer, contact your systems administrator.

Inputs

command: The command to send the image to the hard copy device, enclosed in quotes. The string *filename indicates the name of the bitmap file output by HyperMesh.

Example

To use the command "print" to send the image to the print device:

*screencopy("print *filename")