Pasting from clipboard as new image?

[terrypin]

I have an image on the Windows 10 clipboard and want to paste it as a new image in PSP 8.

To work around the problem I described here
http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php ... 27#p351127
I'm wondering if a script could paste it instead please?

[LeviFiction]

You might be able to use a scriptlet. Just record a script that does "PasteGraphicAsNewImage" or "PasteImage' whichever version PSP8 uses. Then set the script as one of the parameters for opening PSP starting with "/Script". The script should execute upon PSP opening. Assuming PSP8 allows scriptlets.

Not being familiar with Macro Express at all this is my guess as to what that command would look like

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Activate or Launch: Window "Jasc Paint Shop Pro", Program "Paint Shop Pro.exe", Parameters "/Script C:\users\username\documents\mypsp8\scripts-restricted\yourscriptname.pspscript"

Scriptlets were designed to let you drag a photo onto the shortcut for PSP and have the script execute on opening the image, for very fast pre-programmed editing.

[terrypin]

Thanks Levi, I'll get stuck into that promising approach asap.

I've activated several of the PSP 8 scripts you developed with me last year and recently. The method I use is illustrated in this example:

Macro Run: Script Open
Delay: 100 milliseconds
Text Type (Use Clipboard and Paste Text): Elevation Edit (LeviFiction).PspScript // Elevation Edit
Delay: 100 milliseconds
Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ENTER> // Run that script.
Delay: 0.2 seconds
Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): <ENTER> // Apply & close.


That first macro (or 'sub-macro') is common to all such macros. It gets to the Script > Run box and enters the fixed folder name:
Text Type (Simulate Keystrokes): C:\Users\terry\My PSP8 Files\Scripts-Trusted\ // Cursor to empty name box
So that the 'main' macro above can then enter the specific script.
It works - but I'm sure there must be a more elegant way of comunicating my macro stuff with the magic of Python scripts!

[terrypin]

With an image already captured to the clipboard (outside PSP8) I recorded a script by keying Ctrl+V. That gave me

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from JascApp import *

def ScriptProperties():
    return {
        'Author': u'',
        'Copyright': u'',
        'Description': u'',
        'Host': u'Paint Shop Pro',
        'Host Version': u'8.10'
        }

def Do(Environment):
    # EnableOptimizedScriptUndo
    App.Do( Environment, 'EnableOptimizedScriptUndo', {
            
            })

    # PasteGraphicAsNewImage
    App.Do( Environment, 'PasteGraphicAsNewImage', {
            'CreateFromDropData': App.Constants.Boolean.false, 
            'GeneralSettings': {
                'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Default, 
                'AutoActionMode': App.Constants.AutoActionMode.Match
                }
            })

    # SelectDocument
    App.Do( Environment, 'SelectDocument', {
            'SelectedImage': 0, 
            'Strict': App.Constants.Boolean.false, 
            'GeneralSettings': {
                'ExecutionMode': App.Constants.ExecutionMode.Default, 
                'AutoActionMode': App.Constants.AutoActionMode.Match
                }
            })

On running that I got

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------- Command Execution Failed -----------
Command Name:	PasteGraphicAsNewImage
Error Text:	The attempted operation is not valid in the current program state.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\terry\My PSP8 Files\Scripts-Trusted\PasteImage.PspScript", line 19, in Do
    App.Do( Environment, 'PasteGraphicAsNewImage', {
JascApp.InvalidProgramState: Internal program state invalid
------- Command Execution Failed -----------
Command Name:	RunScript
Error Text:	The attempted operation is not valid in the current program state.

Apart from that, I want to be able to either
- Paste to an already open PSP 8
- Open PSP 8 and paste

I've now narrowed the MX Pro issue to its Activate or Launch command. So it's unrelated to Paste. Therefore even if we can get the script method working I have to resolve that. One improvement I've made is to instead open PSP 8 by using the Run box. But it takes 6 s before PSP 8 accepts the subsequent paste command! At least the macro then stops, but clearly that's a totally unsatisfactory solution. I'm seeking help from the MX Pro folk. Can't help thinking it must be down to a recent Win 10 WU, as this used to work sweetly.

Meanwhile, the other issue that arises from this Run box method is that it starts another instance of PSP 8. Is there some parameter I can use (either in Run box or Command Prompt) that will prevent this? IOW, force PSP 8 to use an existing single instance?

[terrypin]

Pleased to report that I now have the simple script PasteImage.PspScript based on PasteGraphicAsNewImage working, applied to an already open PSP 8.

So my only outstanding question is whether it's possible to force PSP 8 to open only a single instance?