Properties table

[shahino007]

Hey

I'm trying to access a properties table and automaticaly edit its values (not in IE but in external program), but seems that I cannot get into the table using the regular commands.

When I'm using the Autoit v3 Window Info, it gives me the class name of the table as: BCGPPropList:400000:8:10011:10, INSTANCE:1

Is there any special set of commands related to properties table?

Thanks,

Shahino007

[orbs]

maybe this will be useful to you:

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or you may need to explain yourself more clearly (screenshot will be helpful).

[shahino007]

It's not possible to attach a screen shot of the table because its in a stand alone computer and data cannot be extracted from it (restrictions in my work place)

I'll try to explain myself more clearly:

I have a property table in an application. This table consists of main topics which are treeview like (Header, data, Footer)

It is possible to expand those topics and see their children. An extended topic includes property table with two colomns. The left colomn consists of property fields (name, id, ext..). the right colomn consists of the values of those properties.

I don't know how its possible to access those values and edit them

Hope its more clear...

[orbs]

AutoIt is shipped with a Window Info tool: Start > Programs > AutoIt v3 > AutoIt Window Info

it can tell you all about the controls and contents of a window. for example, it can tell you the Control ID, which can be used in a script to retrieve or change data of the control.

[shahino007]

As I said before: When I'm using the Autoit v3 Window Info, it gives me the class name of the table as: BCGPPropList:400000:8:10011:10, INSTANCE:1

I use it instead of control ID (the Window Info doesn't give me any control ID for this control)

Its not classic TreeView control so the TreeView commands don't apply here. Its of PropertyList type, and for that I don't know what to use

[LarsJ]

You should take a look at the UI Automation framework. You find it here.

[shahino007]

Thanks,

Couldn't find enything relevant to my case.

I think the focus needs to be on commands that handle BCGPPropList controls. Its only a hunch..

[LarsJ]

Have you downloaded the UDFs in the bottom of the first post and have you run the "Simple spy demo" in the codebox in the middle of the first post? Then you'll see if the UI Automation framework is able to identify your controls. You should try that.

[shahino007]

Can't run Spy demo and the first automation script because I don't have ObjCreateInterface function.

Can you please provide it?

[LarsJ]

ObjCreateInterface is a built-in command in AutoIt 3.3.8.1 and 3.3.10.0.

[jchd]

Which AutoIt version are you testing with? Go download v3.3.10.1 and try again.

[shahino007]

I updated th version to v3.3.10.1

Now I've encountered with new problems:

When I execute the Spy_demo.au3 and press ctrl+W on the requested object (on any object actually...) I get the following error on the consule: Veriable must be on type 'Object'

This happens on line 58: $objUIAtomation.ElementFromPoint($tStruct, $pIUElement)

When I run the the UIAWrappers.au3 I get the message that the UI automation failed (in the first function, the _UIA_Init())

This happens immediately right after executing. The Spy_demo is related to UIAWrappers.au3 so if this doesn't work then spy_demo has a problem

So I'm still stuck

[LarsJ]

To verify that the "Spy demo" is working you can place the mouse cursor over the edit box in the "Spy demo" GUI and press Ctrl+w. UIAWrappers.au3 is an include file and should not be run.

According to this the BCG controls should support Microsoft Active Accessibility.

You can run this code to get a list in Scite console of controls for the entire window that can be recgnized by the UI Automation framework:

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#include "CUIAutomation2.au3"

Opt( "MustDeclareVars", 1 )

Global $oUIAutomation

MainFunc()


Func MainFunc()

  ;Local $hWindow = 0x0006045C                                                             ; Infragistics
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.bb8560_r19_ad1]" ) ; Infragistics
  Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[CLASS:CabinetWClass]" )                                 ; Windows Explorer, Windows 7
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[CLASS:ExploreWClass]" )                                ; Windows Explorer, Windows XP
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "Windows Explorer right pane" )                          ; Windows Explorer right pane
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[TITLE:My GUI Checkbox; CLASS:AutoIt v3 GUI]" )         ; AutoIt GUI window
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[CLASS:AutoIt v3 GUI]" )                                ; AutoIt script
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "[CLASS:IEFrame]" )                                      ; Internet Explorer
  ;Local $hWindow = WinGetHandle( "Calculator" )                                           ; Calculator
  If Not $hWindow Then Return

  $oUIAutomation = ObjCreateInterface( $sCLSID_CUIAutomation, $sIID_IUIAutomation, $dtagIUIAutomation )
  If Not IsObj( $oUIAutomation ) Then Return

  Local $pWindow
  ;$oUIAutomation.GetRootElement( $pWindow )             ; Desktop
  $oUIAutomation.ElementFromHandle( $hWindow, $pWindow ) ; Window
  If Not $pWindow Then Return

  Local $oWindow = ObjCreateInterface( $pWindow, $sIID_IUIAutomationElement, $dtagIUIAutomationElement )
  If Not IsObj( $oWindow ) Then Return

  ;ListDescendants( $oWindow, 0, 1 ) ; Desktop
  ListDescendants( $oWindow, 0, 0 )  ; Window

EndFunc


Func ListDescendants( $oParent, $iLevel, $iLevels = 0 )

  If Not IsObj( $oParent ) Then Return
  If $iLevels And $iLevel = $iLevels Then Return

  Local $pRawWalker, $oRawWalker
  $oUIAutomation.RawViewWalker( $pRawWalker )
  $oRawWalker = ObjCreateInterface( $pRawWalker, $sIID_IUIAutomationTreeWalker, $dtagIUIAutomationTreeWalker )

  Local $pUIElement, $oUIElement
  $oRawWalker.GetFirstChildElement( $oParent, $pUIElement )
  $oUIElement = ObjCreateInterface( $pUIElement, $sIID_IUIAutomationElement, $dtagIUIAutomationElement )

  Local $sIndent = ""
  For $i = 0 To $iLevel - 1
    $sIndent &= "    "
  Next

  While IsObj( $oUIElement )
    ConsoleWrite( $sIndent & "Title     = " & _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_NamePropertyId ) & @CRLF & _
                  $sIndent & "Class     = " & _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_ClassNamePropertyId ) & @CRLF & _
                  $sIndent & "Ctrl type = " & _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_ControlTypePropertyId ) & @CRLF & _
                  $sIndent & "Ctrl name = " & _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_LocalizedControlTypePropertyId ) & @CRLF & _
                  $sIndent & "Value     = " & _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_LegacyIAccessibleValuePropertyId ) & @CRLF & _
                  $sIndent & "Handle    = " & Hex( _UIA_getPropertyValue( $oUIElement, $UIA_NativeWindowHandlePropertyId ) ) & @CRLF & @CRLF )

    ListDescendants( $oUIElement, $iLevel + 1, $iLevels )

    $oRawWalker.GetNextSiblingElement( $oUIElement, $pUIElement )
    $oUIElement = ObjCreateInterface( $pUIElement, $sIID_IUIAutomationElement, $dtagIUIAutomationElement )
  WEnd

EndFunc


Func _UIA_getPropertyValue( $obj, $id )
  Local $tVal
  $obj.GetCurrentPropertyValue( $id, $tVal )
  If Not IsArray( $tVal ) Then Return $tVal
  Local $tStr = $tVal[0]
  For $i = 1 To UBound( $tVal ) - 1
    $tStr &= "; " & $tVal[$i]
  Next
  Return $tStr
EndFunc

[LarsJ]

I have downloaded the BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo (32 bit on XP, 64 bit on 7) from BCGSoft which contains such a BCGPPropList. The "Spy demo" works for me on both XP and 7:

 

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Mouse position is retrieved 1089-510
At least we have an element [Font][]
Having the following values for all properties: 
Title is: <Font>    Class   := <>   controltype:= <UIA_CustomControlTypeId> ,<50025>    , (0000C369)    
*** Parent Information ***
Title is: <PropertyList>    Class   := <BCGPPropList:40000000:8:10003:10>   controltype:= <UIA_ListControlTypeId>   ,<50008>    , (0000C358)    
*** Detailed properties of the highlighted element ***
UIA_AcceleratorKeyPropertyId :=
UIA_AccessKeyPropertyId :=
UIA_AriaPropertiesPropertyId :=
UIA_AriaRolePropertyId :=
UIA_AutomationIdPropertyId :=
UIA_BoundingRectanglePropertyId :=1034;501;264;19
UIA_ClassNamePropertyId :=
UIA_ClickablePointPropertyId :=
UIA_ControllerForPropertyId :=
UIA_ControlTypePropertyId :=50025
UIA_CulturePropertyId :=0
UIA_DescribedByPropertyId :=
UIA_DockDockPositionPropertyId :=5
UIA_ExpandCollapseExpandCollapseStatePropertyId :=3
UIA_FlowsToPropertyId :=
UIA_FrameworkIdPropertyId :=
UIA_GridColumnCountPropertyId :=0
UIA_GridItemColumnPropertyId :=0
UIA_GridItemColumnSpanPropertyId :=1
UIA_GridItemContainingGridPropertyId :=
UIA_GridItemRowPropertyId :=0
UIA_GridItemRowSpanPropertyId :=1
UIA_GridRowCountPropertyId :=0
UIA_HasKeyboardFocusPropertyId :=False
UIA_HelpTextPropertyId :=
UIA_IsContentElementPropertyId :=True
UIA_IsControlElementPropertyId :=True
UIA_IsDataValidForFormPropertyId :=False
UIA_IsDockPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsEnabledPropertyId :=True
UIA_IsExpandCollapsePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsGridItemPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsGridPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsInvokePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsItemContainerPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsKeyboardFocusablePropertyId :=True
UIA_IsLegacyIAccessiblePatternAvailablePropertyId :=True
UIA_IsMultipleViewPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsOffscreenPropertyId :=False
UIA_IsPasswordPropertyId :=False
UIA_IsRangeValuePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsRequiredForFormPropertyId :=False
UIA_IsScrollItemPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsScrollPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsSelectionItemPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsSelectionPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsSynchronizedInputPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsTableItemPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsTablePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsTextPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsTogglePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsTransformPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsValuePatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsVirtualizedItemPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_IsWindowPatternAvailablePropertyId :=False
UIA_ItemStatusPropertyId :=
UIA_ItemTypePropertyId :=
UIA_LabeledByPropertyId :=
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleChildIdPropertyId :=33424449
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleDefaultActionPropertyId :=
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleDescriptionPropertyId :=Font
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleHelpPropertyId :=
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleKeyboardShortcutPropertyId :=
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleNamePropertyId :=Font
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleRolePropertyId :=28
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleSelectionPropertyId :=
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleStatePropertyId :=3145728
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleValuePropertyId :=Arial(8)
UIA_LocalizedControlTypePropertyId :=
UIA_MultipleViewCurrentViewPropertyId :=0
UIA_MultipleViewSupportedViewsPropertyId :=
UIA_NamePropertyId :=Font
UIA_NativeWindowHandlePropertyId :=0
UIA_OrientationPropertyId :=0
UIA_ProcessIdPropertyId :=5008
UIA_ProviderDescriptionPropertyId :=[pid:5008,hwnd:0x0 Main(parent link):Microsoft: MSAA Proxy (unmanaged:uiautomationcore.dll)]
UIA_RangeValueIsReadOnlyPropertyId :=True
UIA_RangeValueLargeChangePropertyId :=0
UIA_RangeValueMaximumPropertyId :=0
UIA_RangeValueMinimumPropertyId :=0
UIA_RangeValueSmallChangePropertyId :=0
UIA_RangeValueValuePropertyId :=0
UIA_RuntimeIdPropertyId :=
UIA_ScrollHorizontallyScrollablePropertyId :=False
UIA_ScrollHorizontalScrollPercentPropertyId :=0
UIA_ScrollHorizontalViewSizePropertyId :=100
UIA_ScrollVerticallyScrollablePropertyId :=False
UIA_ScrollVerticalScrollPercentPropertyId :=0
UIA_ScrollVerticalViewSizePropertyId :=100
UIA_SelectionCanSelectMultiplePropertyId :=False
UIA_SelectionIsSelectionRequiredPropertyId :=False
UIA_SelectionselectionPropertyId :=
UIA_SelectionItemIsSelectedPropertyId :=False
UIA_SelectionItemSelectionContainerPropertyId :=
UIA_TableColumnHeadersPropertyId :=
UIA_TableItemColumnHeaderItemsPropertyId :=
UIA_TableRowHeadersPropertyId :=
UIA_TableRowOrColumnMajorPropertyId :=2
UIA_TableItemRowHeaderItemsPropertyId :=
UIA_ToggleToggleStatePropertyId :=2
UIA_TransformCanMovePropertyId :=False
UIA_TransformCanResizePropertyId :=False
UIA_TransformCanRotatePropertyId :=False
UIA_ValueIsReadOnlyPropertyId :=True
UIA_ValueValuePropertyId :=
UIA_WindowCanMaximizePropertyId :=False
UIA_WindowCanMinimizePropertyId :=False
UIA_WindowIsModalPropertyId :=False
UIA_WindowIsTopmostPropertyId :=False
UIA_WindowWindowInteractionStatePropertyId :=0
UIA_WindowWindowVisualStatePropertyId :=0