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  • 1.  Capturing screenshots within TN3270 Terminal emulator

    Posted Mon July 21, 2025 11:09 AM

    Hi,

    I need to capture screenshots of mainframe screens for specific transactions. I've tried using the Print Screen and screenshot commands available in IBM RPA, but when I run the bot in unattended mode, the screenshots turn out blank because the emulator runs in the background.

    Could you please let me know if TN3270 has any built-in functionality that would allow capturing the screens in real-time during execution?

    Thank you in advance.



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    Shoukhi Khan
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  • 2.  RE: Capturing screenshots within TN3270 Terminal emulator

    Posted Tue July 22, 2025 09:35 AM
    Hi Shoukhi,

    Use command "Dump Screen" , get the screen displayed on the terminal screen.

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  • 3.  RE: Capturing screenshots within TN3270 Terminal emulator

    Posted Mon July 28, 2025 02:14 PM

    Hi Shoukhi!

    If you just need the content of the terminal, Claudio's suggestion is probably the most straightforward. But if you need it to be a screenshot and actually have a terminal emulator window to interact with (not using built-in terminal commands, which do not have a window as far as I know), then try using the Focus Window command first to bring the window to the foreground and then a Screenshot Window to take the print screen.



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    Vinicius Marques
    Data Engineer
    Music.AI
    Rio Grande
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