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SHOT.GETLASTRECT - Get Last Screenshot Rectangle

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MiniRobot Language (MRL) - MCP Screenshot Tools Commands

 

MCP.ShotGetLastRect / SHOT.GETLASTRECT

Get Last Screenshot Rectangle

 

Purpose

 

The SHOT.GETLASTRECT command retrieves the rectangle coordinates (X, Y, Width, Height) of the most recently captured screenshot. This information is useful for understanding what region was captured, performing follow-up captures of the same area, or calculating relative positions for subsequent operations.

 

This command is particularly useful when:

• Determining the coordinates of the last screenshot capture

• Re-capturing the same region with updated content

• Calculating relative positions within the captured area

• Implementing screen monitoring of a specific region

• Debugging screenshot capture operations

 

Syntax

 

SHOT.GETLASTRECT|$$X_VAR|$$Y_VAR|$$W_VAR|$$H_VAR

 

Parameters

 

$$X_VAR - The variable that will receive the X coordinate (left position) of the last screenshot.

 

$$Y_VAR - The variable that will receive the Y coordinate (top position) of the last screenshot.

 

$$W_VAR - The variable that will receive the width of the last screenshot in pixels.

 

$$H_VAR - The variable that will receive the height of the last screenshot in pixels.

 

Return Values

 

The command populates the four provided variables with the rectangle coordinates:

X_VAR - Left coordinate of the captured region

Y_VAR - Top coordinate of the captured region

W_VAR - Width of the captured region in pixels

H_VAR - Height of the captured region in pixels

 

If no screenshot has been taken in the current session, all variables will be set to 0.

 

Examples

 

' Example 1: Get rectangle of last screenshot

SHOT.SCREEN|$$FilePath

SHOT.GETLASTRECT|$$X|$$Y|$$W|$$H

PRT.Last screenshot at: ($$X, $$Y) size $$W x $$H

 

' Example 2: Re-capture the same region

' First, capture a region

SHOT.SCREEN|100|100|400|300|$$FirstShot

' Later, get the rectangle and capture again

SHOT.GETLASTRECT|$$LastX|$$LastY|$$LastW|$$LastH

SHOT.SCREEN|$$LastX|$$LastY|$$LastW|$$LastH|$$SecondShot

PRT.Re-captured same region: $$SecondShot

 

' Example 3: Calculate center of captured region

SHOT.SCREEN|$$FilePath

SHOT.GETLASTRECT|$$RLeft|$$RTop|$$RWidth|$$RHeight

' Calculate center point

MAT.($$RWidth/2)+$$RLeft|$$CenterX

MAT.($$RHeight/2)+$$RTop|$$CenterY

PRT.Center of screenshot: ($$CenterX, $$CenterY)

 

Remarks

 

The SHOT.GETLASTRECT command retrieves the rectangle data from the most recent screenshot capture, regardless of whether it was a full-screen or region capture. For full-screen captures, the X and Y values will be 0, and W and H will match the screen dimensions.

 

The rectangle information persists for the duration of the MCP server session. If the server is restarted, the last screenshot rectangle data is reset to zeros.

 

MCP.ShotGetLastRect and SHOT.GETLASTRECT are aliases for the same command. You can use either form.

 

Error Conditions

 

The command will fail with an error if:

• Any of the four return variable parameters are missing

• The ScreenshotTools feature is disabled in the server configuration

• Too many parameters are provided

 

See also:

 

SHOT.SCREEN - Capture Screenshot

SHOT.GETLASTRATIO - Get Last Screenshot Ratio

SHOT.GETQUADCENTER - Get Quadrant Center

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