How to send text to a specific window ?

[sl_alagappan]

I hv an application whereby there are some controls for which I am not able to send the required text using AutoitX/VB.

So, I would like to send the text to the required window using window title/text.

Can I send any text to any required window with specific window title/text.

send() is not useful for this purpose.

[buzz44]

ControlSend ( "title", "text", controlID, "string" [, flag] )

eg.

ControlSend("Untitled", "", "Edit1", "This is a line of text in the notepad window")

From the help file. Use the AutoIt Window Info Tool to get the controlID.

Edited April 13, 2005 by Burrup

[sl_alagappan]

ControlSend ( "title", "text", controlID, "string" [, flag] )

eg.

ControlSend("Untitled", "", "Edit1", "This is a line of text in the notepad window")

From the help file. Use the AutoIt Window Info Tool to get the controlID.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The control ID does not work. The application has a grid whereby a single text box is used to get input from all required input.

So, I need to send text to the required window withou mentioning the control id.

[buzz44]

I suppose you could just give focus to the window and send it.

WinActivate ( "title")
Send("test")

[sl_alagappan]

I suppose you could just give focus to the window and send it.

WinActivate ( "title")
Send("test")

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

While appreciating your efforts to answer my prob, pl note that the send command is not useful at this application since I need to send to the exact required window.

By the time, send command sends, any other window could become active window.

Fyi, I hv been asking for such facility for a long time ( to send any text to the required window title/text without specifying any control name.

I believe, the experts at AutoIt Developer forum will find some time and way to resolve this.

Regards

[jpm]

While appreciating your efforts to answer my prob, pl note that the send command is not useful at this application since I need to send to the exact required window.

By the time, send command sends, any other window could become active window.

Fyi, I hv been asking for such facility for a long time ( to send any text to the required window title/text without specifying any control name.

I believe, the experts at AutoIt Developer forum will find some time and way to resolve this.

Regards

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We do our best (at least I think) but ControlSend is and improvement that other scripting language don't have. It need some more information that's the reason of the ControlID necessity

[buzz44]

Maybe the controlID should be an optional parametre.

[jpm]

some control should be reference so controlID is a necessity. AutoIt cannot decide which one.

Use send for this purpose