Need help reading text from a richedit box - Please

[john7a8]

I am new to AutoIt. I have an in-house app and I would like to automate the testing of the app.

There is text in a richedit box that I need to read, but so far have had no success. I have searched the forum and read both FAQs.

Here is what AutoIt Window Info reports:

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel

Class: #32770

Position: 85, 15

Size: 1110, 960

Style: 0x94CA0045

ExStyle: 0x00050100

Handle: 0x002A064C

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: RICHEDIT

Instance: 9

ClassnameNN: RICHEDIT9

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:RICHEDIT; INSTANCE:9]

ID: 1495

Text:

Position: 100, 296

Size: 120, 30

ControlClick Coords: 64, 14

Style: 0x50020805

ExStyle: 0x00000204

Handle: 0x007C070A

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 167, 359

Cursor ID: 2

Color: 0xFF00FF

I have tried several variations, but so far no success reading the text in the richtedit box. Here are some of the code variations I have tried.

Only the last one ($sText5) returns text. But it the button that controls the text that is displayed in the richtedit box. I only tried this example just to ensure I could read 'any' text from my app. Just to be complete, the textbox will display either the text "ON" or "OFF".

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText1 = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:RichTextWndClass; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text1: " & $sText1 & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText1a = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:RichEditWndClass; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text1a: " & $sText1a & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText1b = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:RICHEDIT; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text1b: " & $sText1a & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Sleep ("500")

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText2 = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:32770; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text2: " & $sText2 & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Sleep ("500")

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText2a = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:#32770; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text2a: " & $sText2a & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Sleep ("500")

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText3 = ControlGetText("ON","","[CLASS:32770; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text3: " & $sText3 & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Sleep ("500")

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText4 = ControlGetText("ON","","[CLASS:RichTextWndClass; INSTANCE:9]")

msgbox(0,"","Text4: " & $sText4 & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Sleep ("500")

AutoItSetOption("WinTextMatchMode",1)

AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText",1)

$sText5 = ControlGetText("THAAD LRALT Operator Interface Control Panel","","[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:17]")

msgbox(0,"","Text5: " & $sText5 & @CRLF & "Error: " & @error)

Any and all suugestions would be greatly appreciated!

John

[ctyankeeinok]

Just a guess, but try using the ID (1495) instead of the class identifier. I have had trouble with the class identifier in the past.