Can AfxFrameOrView100 Be Controlled?

[muchado]

I want to control a program that uses AfxFrameOrView100 objects to display a range of graphics. I was wondering if there is any way to unpack that to access the individual elements. I can't find very much about this kind of object.

Ideally I would like to copy and paste to and from the spreadsheet cells. I would also like to be able to access the right-click menu, but that is another topic. I have attached a screenshot.

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

As the Window Info Tools shows the ID and Classname of the control it should be possible to control it using Control* functions.

It might be a bit harder to copy / paste from/to individal cells.

[muchado]

I forgot to mention that these objects are floating in an MDI Client (the grey stuff). Don't know if that makes any difference. Let me know if more information would be helpful...

[muchado]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

As the Window Info Tools shows the ID and Classname of the control it should be possible to control it using Control* functions.

It might be a bit harder to copy / paste from/to individal cells.

Hi - thanks for the quick response. I can control the frame and I can click on things by using ControlClick and a location, but I would ideally like to <select all> then <copy>, then process the cells in a spreadsheet or similar and then <select all> and <paste> to replace everything. I can sort of do that (using keystrokes), but it is not well controlled. The main problem is that it is difficult to know when it is ready for me to move on. Any ideas?

[water]

You need to identify the Window plus the Control you want to automate. Tab "Summary" gives you this information.

[water]

Does the AdSec product provide some kind of API to do what you want?

[muchado]

You need to identify the Window plus the Control you want to automate. Tab "Summary" gives you this information.

I have identified the window - it is a strange Afx...... class, and the control is the AfxFrameOrView100 instance 1, which provides no more that that. I will try again and see if I have missed something.

Thank you for your help.

Summary Tab below...

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: Oasys Adsec - AdSecTestSection06.adtxt

Class: Afx:011C0000:8:00010003:00000000:1611090D

Position: 26, 205

Size: 687, 772

Style: 0x14CF8000

ExStyle: 0x00000110

Handle: 0x006102C6

 

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: AfxFrameOrView100

Instance: 1

ClassnameNN: AfxFrameOrView1001

Name:

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:AfxFrameOrView100; INSTANCE:1]

ID: 59648

Text:

Position: 183, 253

Size: 297, 296

ControlClick Coords: 82, 102

Style: 0x50000000

ExStyle: 0x00000000

Handle: 0x00290372

 

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 299, 610

Cursor ID: 0

Color: 0xFFFFFF

 

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

1: Define the loads (or strains) applied to the section (or component)

 

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

 

>>>> Visible Text <<<<

AdSecTestSection06.adtxt : Loads

Define the loads (or strains) applied to the section (or component)

AdSecTestSection06.adtxt : Current Section

Cases Toolbar

Cases Toolbar

Analysis Case

Ready

Standard

SLS Analysis

ULS Analysis

Compound Section

 Current section

1 : TestSection1

Data

AdSec

Standard

Object Viewer

Object Viewer

Gateway

AdSecTestSection06.adtxt : Gateway

Graphics

Graphics

 

 

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

1

[muchado]

Does the AdSec product provide some kind of API to do what you want?

 

Unfortunately not. I have been pressing them for one for a number of years. I understand that they will implement one for this program some time in the next year. However, they also write other programs that we also use, and which they are not currently planning to add an API for. AutoIT seems our best bet for now for automation...