Read value of Label

[Skysnake]

Hi
Wiki has this entry: https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Label, which differs from the actual Help file.

I can not READ the value of a LABEL.  Code

GuiCtrlRead($myLabel)

 returns "False". Help appreciated.

[TheSpannish]

Dont really know all about guis but it isn´t supose to be a label a static text? I mean, why do you have to know whats in there if you are the one setting the text to the label, the user can´t change a label, can he?

[Skysnake]

The Label displays things.  Depending on what the user chooses, the label text changes.  Like "you pressed the green button" - now I want to READ the current message from the Label

[satanttin]

Not sure if i understand you correctly but u can try it with

$test = guictrlread($myLabel)
msgbox(0, "title", $test)

or just
msgbox(0, "title", $myLabel)

not sure if that's what u need to do though

[BrewManNH]

I don't know what you tried, as you didn't post any code, but this works for me.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    GUICreate("My GUI") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

    GUISetHelp("notepad.exe") ; will run notepad if F1 is typed
    Local $iOldOpt = Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)

    Local $iWidthCell = 70
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Line 1 Cell 1", 10, 30, $iWidthCell) ; first cell 70 width
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Line 2 Cell 1", -1, 0) ; next line
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Line 3 Cell 2", 0, 0) ; next line and next cell
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Line 3 Cell 3", 0, -1) ; next cell same line
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Line 4 Cell 1", -3 * $iWidthCell, 0) ; next line Cell1
    ConsoleWrite("Label text for the last label created is: " & GUICtrlRead(-1) & @CRLF)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; will display an empty dialog box

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    While 1
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                ExitLoop

        EndSwitch
    WEnd

    $iOldOpt = Opt("GUICoordMode", $iOldOpt)
EndFunc   ;==>Example