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[HELP-CODE]Scanning Screen for pixel color

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so far i have this code..

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  1. #include "stdafx.h"
  2. #include <iostream>
  3. #include <windows.h>
  4. #include <string>
  5.  
  6.  
  7. using namespace std;
  8.  
  9. int main ()
  10. {
  11. 	const int r1 = 175;
  12. 	const int g1 = 163;
  13. 	const int b1 = 134;
  14.  
  15. 	HWND hwnd = FindWindow(NULL,"Test - Microsoft Visual Studio");
  16. 	SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
  17. 	HDC hdc = GetDC(hwnd);
  18.  
  19. 	POINT lame;
  20. 	lame.x = 0;
  21. 	lame.y = 0;
  22.  
  23. 	int x = lame.x;
  24. 	int y = lame.y;
  25.  
  26.  
  27. 	for (int i = 0; i < 1280; i++)
  28. 	{
  29. 		x = i;
  30. 		y = 0;
  31.  
  32. 		COLORREF col = GetPixel(hdc,lame.x,lame.y);
  33.  
  34. 		int red1 = GetRValue(col);
  35. 		int green1 = GetGValue(col);
  36. 		int blue1 = GetBValue(col);
  37.  
  38.  
  39.  
  40. 		if (x == 1280)
  41. 		{
  42. 			y = lame.y++;
  43. 			i = 0;
  44. 		}
  45.  
  46. 		if (y == 801)
  47. 		{
  48. 			system("pause");
  49. 		}
  50.  
  51. 		if (red1 == r1 && green1 == g1 && blue1 == b1)
  52. 		{
  53. 			cout << "Pixel found at: \t" << "X: "<< x << "\t\t" << "Y: " << y << "\n";
  54. 			system("pause");
  55. 		}
  56. 	}
  57. 	system("pause");
  58. 	return 0;
  59.  
  60.  
  61.  
  62. }

i use it for scanning for a certain pixel on the screen but it doesn't seem to be working... no compiler or runtime errors but it just skips straight to press any key to continue...

i also can't find any resources to teach me some bitmap way..
if someone would care to explain how to capture screen to bmp and then analyze it for pixels..

or just tell me where i've gone wrong in my code.
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This code is confusing, that's your main problem. I don't understand the need for POINT lame; Also, line 40 is useless as i will never be equal to 1280 (only ever < than 1280).

If you want to loop through every pixel from point (0,0) and (1280,801) to find a pixel, do this:
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  1. /* Untested code */
  2. COLORREF tofind = RGB(175, 163, 134);
  3. COLORREF col;
  4.  
  5. for (int y = 0; y < 801; ++y) {
  6.   for (int x = 0; x < 1280; ++x) {
  7.     col = GetPixel( hdc, x, y );
  8.     if ( col == tofind ) {
  9.       cout << "Pixel found at: \t" << "X: "<< x << "\t\t" << "Y: " << y << "\n";
  10.       cin.ignore();
  11.     }
  12.   }
  13. }
  14.  
  15. cin.ignore();
Hope this helps.
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lemme try that. thnx for the code


that still doesn't work...

still exits program at the end.

so i added

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  1. system("pause");

and now it goes straight to press any key to continue...

i tried setting the color to white (all 0's) and still takes me to the end .. no pixel found.
even at all set at 255 = black it couldn't find anything D:
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One thing you may want to bear in mind, the GetPixel function is very slow, so you could literally be waiting 10 minutes before it finds the pixel. To demonstrate just how slow... try executing this code.
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  1. int main() {
  2.   COLORREF tofind = RGB(255, 0, 0);
  3.   COLORREF col;
  4.  
  5.   HDC hdc = GetDC(NULL);
  6.  
  7.   for (int y = 0; y < 801; ++y) {
  8.     for (int x = 0; x < 1280; ++x) {
  9.       col = GetPixel( hdc, x, y );
  10.       SetPixel( hdc, x, y, RGB(255,0,0) );
  11.     }
  12.   }
  13. }
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hmm ... then what's a good alternative to GetPixel()?
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hmm ... then what's a good alternative to GetPixel()?
Learn how to use bitmaps, take a screenshot, and lock the bitmap pixels to gain fast access to them.
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oooh that way...

hmm there doesn't seem to be a perfect tut out there..

i understand how to create an object of the bitmap and use btblts or whatever that API is.

but then how do i scan it for pixels?

google dint help...
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> google dint help

???
It's a win32 FAQ for about 15 years (!)
See on Win32 grp for classic code
to scan very quickly pixels with GDI or GDI+
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it gives me a page not found error..

maybe u can tell me what strings to search for in google?

cuz i searched for like 30 mins and dint find anything good... :O

edit : oh wait nvm i got the site to work.. but its hard navigating in that site... lemme try the search

edit 2: zomg!! i searched pixel there and got no results..

then i searched bitmap and got some 5 lame results...
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i searched pixel there and got no results..

then i searched bitmap and got some 5 lame results...
Don't pay any attention to anything Marco93 says. We are still waiting for his first descent post.

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