Read text from TextBox

[VijayKumarLikhi]

Hi All,

Not able to get content from TextBox control of Class:BEDIT type.

The application is developed in VC++.

I have tried 'ControlGetText()' function, it is returning the name/Text of control.

Below is the information about TextBox control using "AutoIt Window Info" tool.

Please share solution for the same. I am in need of urgent help... please respond as soon as possible

Thanks a lot in advance.

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: DPM8016_1 - Matrix

Class: #32770

Position: 198, 107

Size: 592, 504

Style: 0x94C800C4

ExStyle: 0x00010181

Handle: 0x004906BE

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: BEDIT

Instance: 2

ClassnameNN: BEDIT2

Name:

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:BEDIT; INSTANCE:2]

ID: 106

Text: DPM8016_1 - Matrix - OutChannelRampTime 1

Position: 69, 454

Size: 31, 15

ControlClick Coords: 16, 6

Style: 0x50000080

ExStyle: 0x00000010

Handle: 0x004B081A

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 286, 588

Cursor ID: 0

Color: 0xFFFFFF

[somdcomputerguy]

Help somebody help you. Show the code you've tried. So somebody doesn't say 'try this', and you reply 'I've already tried that'.. Posting what you've done already saves everybody alot of time..

[VijayKumarLikhi]

Thanks for reply..

'ControlGetText()' works fine with TextBox of CLASS:EDIT.

But it seems that it does not work with TextBox of CLASS:BEDIT

if you have any alternative solution for getting the content from BEDIT type text box control, please let me know.

Thanks

[JohnOne]

I agree, post your efforts, so people can see exactly what you tried.

You can mess about all day long just writing "ControlGetText()' works fine with TextBox of CLASS:EDIT" and the like.

But it is not code.

Its only your "urgent" time you are wasting if you cannot be bothered.

[VijayKumarLikhi]

Here is Code

$txt = ControlGetText("[Title:DPM8016_1 - Matrix]","","[CLASS:BEDIT;INSTANCE:2]")

[somdcomputerguy]

Does this work for you? $txt = ControlGetText("Title:DPM8016_1 - Matrix", "", "BEDIT2")

Edited August 26, 2011 by somdcomputerguy

[VijayKumarLikhi]

No, it is giving the Text of control not the content of TextBox.

[somdcomputerguy]

Can you post a screenshot of this program you're trying to get stuff from? Edit, if you can, the pic to draw lines around where you want to get stuff from and where you're getting from instead (the textbox and the control (which should be the same I think..)). Look again thru the Info tool output, is what you want listed in the 'visible text' section? Maybe the WinGetText function can be used..

[Frescard]

Since I seems to be having the same issue, I'm just continuing here, rather than starting a new one.

I have the same issue with being unable to read a textbox (which seems to be of type FastFileEdit).

I can read the button on the window, but not the textbox.

Part of the issue might be that the title of the window is empty (but that's just a guess).

The only method that finally worked for me (and might help others in a similar situation) was to copy the text into the clipboard, and to then read it from there. But that seems a bit clumsy, and I'm wondering if I'm overlooked some more "appropriate" method of retrieving the text.

The application I'm trying to automate is EasyCHM (whose demo version is fully functional).

The methods I tried (and their effect) are listed below, as well as a screenshot of the window in question, along with the data AutoIt's Window Info is retrieving:

$txt = ControlGetText ("","","[CLASS:FastFileEdit; INSTANCE:1]")
ConsoleWrite ("txt: " & $txt & @CRLF) ; returns nothing

$txt = ControlGetText ("[CLASS:TFormCompileStatus]","","[CLASS:FastFileEdit; INSTANCE:1]")
ConsoleWrite ("txt: " & $txt & @CRLF) ; returns nothing

$txt = WinGetText ("[CLASS:TFormCompileStatus]")
ConsoleWrite ("txt: " & $txt & @CRLF) ; returns &Close

WinActivate ("[CLASS:TFormCompileStatus]")
ControlClick ("[CLASS:TFormCompileStatus]","","[CLASS:FastFileEdit; INSTANCE:1]")
Send ("^A")
Sleep (100)
Send ("^C")
$txt = _ClipBoard_GetData ()
ConsoleWrite ("txt: " & $txt & @CRLF) ; returns full content

Edited January 22, 2012 by Frescard

[JohnOne]

Probably because it is not a standard windows control (or window for that matter)