AppleScript to take screenshot

[simon1663]

Is it possible to make a applescript in macosx where it can take screen shot and save it in a file??

I am macosx newbie

[falkaholic]

You'll need to get an OSA plug in that adds screen shot as a function. Since that is not programming into MacOS. Look around the AppleScript sites (Applescripter.net is one i think. look on google)

If you don't mind me asking, why do you need to take a screen shot like this?

[simon1663]

Thanks for the info...

The problem was I have shell access to my MaxOSX server which is 800 km from where I am... And i needed to do some work on it(Filemaker related) which requires desktop access. I thought I can get it working with applescripts but I needed some screen confirmation for what I have done is working...

Anyway, it is not required anymore because I have figured out a very cool way to launch OSXvnc server from shell

And then i get full desktop access.

Thank god there was VNC otherwise it would have costed me $1400 here in Australia to buy Timbuktu or Apple remote desktop..

[falkaholic]

If that server is running FM server (instead of pro) it wouldn't have worked anyway. Since the screen shot would have been taken on the client machine.