SOLVED: Get Text from UI

toto22 · March 6, 2018

Please help me to get text from another program using UI

I need my program to extract symbol and its description from TC2000, basically a "element title". I want it to return "INNT Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc Healthcare Sector(D) Biotechnology" (or any other text if symbol changes)

my wrapper is:

Mouse position is retrieved 1194-405
At least we have an element title: [INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
] class: [TextBlock]

Having the following values for all properties: 
Title is: <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>   Class   := <TextBlock>  controltype:= <UIA_TextControlTypeId>   ,<50020>    , (0000C364)    989;356;406;183
*** Parent Information top down ***
2: Title is: <TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524>    Class   := <Window> controltype:= <UIA_WindowControlTypeId> ,<50032>    , (0000C370)    51;24;1712;1124
"Title:=TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=Window""  
1: Title is: <> Class   := <WorkspaceTabControl>    controltype:= <UIA_CustomControlTypeId> ,<50025>    , (0000C369)    59;123;1696;1017
"Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WorkspaceTabControl""  
0: Title is: <> Class   := <WebChart>   controltype:= <UIA_CustomControlTypeId> ,<50025>    , (0000C369)    675;125;1080;612
"Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WebChart"" 


;~ *** Standard code maintainable ***
#include "UIAWrappers.au3"
AutoItSetOption("MustDeclareVars", 1)

_UIA_setVar("oP1","Title:=TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=Window")    ;TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524
_UIA_setVar("oP2","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WorkspaceTabControl")    ;
_UIA_setVar("oP3","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WebChart")   ;

;~ $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll("INNT
InnovateBiopharmaceuticals,Inc
HealthcareSector(D)
Biotechnology
.mainwindow", "title:=INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)
_UIA_setVar("oUIElement","Title:=INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
;controltype:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;class:=TextBlock") ;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;classname:=TextBlock")

;~ Actions split away from logical/technical definition above can come from configfiles 

;~_UIA_Action("oP1","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP1","setfocus")
;~_UIA_Action("oP2","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP2","setfocus")
;~_UIA_Action("oP3","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP3","setfocus")

;~_UIA_action($oUIElement","highlight")
;~_UIA_action($oUIElement,"click")
;~_UIA_action("oUIElement","highlight")
;~_UIA_action("oUIElement","click")


;~ *** Standard code Flexible***
#include "UIAWrappers.au3"
AutoItSetOption("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Local $oP2=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($UIA_oDesktop, "Title:=TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=Window", $treescope_children)   
_UIA_Action($oP2,"setfocus")
Local $oP1=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP2, "Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WorkspaceTabControl", $treescope_children)    
Local $oP0=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP1, "Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WebChart", $treescope_children)   
;~ First find the object in the parent before you can do something
;~$oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll("INNT
InnovateBiopharmaceuticals,Inc
HealthcareSector(D)
Biotechnology
.mainwindow", "title:=INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)
Local $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP0, "title:=INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)
;~_UIA_action($oUIElement,"highlight")
_UIA_action($oUIElement,"click")


*** Detailed properties of the highlighted element ***
UIA_title:= <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>
UIA_text:= <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>
UIA_regexptitle:= <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>
UIA_class:= <TextBlock>
UIA_regexpclass:= <TextBlock>
UIA_iaccessiblechildId:= <0>
UIA_id:= <Watermark>
UIA_handle:= <0>
UIA_RuntimeId:= <7;1244;18409771>
UIA_BoundingRectangle:= <989;356;406;183>
UIA_ProcessId:= <1244>
UIA_ControlType:= <50020>
UIA_LocalizedControlType:= <text>
UIA_Name:= <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>
UIA_HasKeyboardFocus:= <False>
UIA_IsKeyboardFocusable:= <False>
UIA_IsEnabled:= <True>
UIA_AutomationId:= <Watermark>
UIA_ClassName:= <TextBlock>
UIA_ClickablePoint:= <1192;447>
UIA_Culture:= <0>
UIA_IsControlElement:= <True>
UIA_IsContentElement:= <True>
UIA_IsPassword:= <False>
UIA_NativeWindowHandle:= <0>
UIA_IsOffscreen:= <False>
UIA_Orientation:= <0>
UIA_FrameworkId:= <WPF>
UIA_IsRequiredForForm:= <False>
UIA_IsDockPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsExpandCollapsePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsGridItemPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsGridPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsInvokePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsMultipleViewPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsRangeValuePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsScrollPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsScrollItemPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsSelectionItemPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsSelectionPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsTablePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsTableItemPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsTextPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsTogglePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsTransformPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsValuePatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsWindowPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_ValueIsReadOnly:= <True>
UIA_RangeValueValue:= <0>
UIA_RangeValueIsReadOnly:= <True>
UIA_RangeValueMinimum:= <0>
UIA_RangeValueMaximum:= <0>
UIA_RangeValueLargeChange:= <0>
UIA_RangeValueSmallChange:= <0>
UIA_ScrollHorizontalScrollPercent:= <0>
UIA_ScrollHorizontalViewSize:= <100>
UIA_ScrollVerticalScrollPercent:= <0>
UIA_ScrollVerticalViewSize:= <100>
UIA_ScrollHorizontallyScrollable:= <False>
UIA_ScrollVerticallyScrollable:= <False>
UIA_SelectionCanSelectMultiple:= <False>
UIA_SelectionIsSelectionRequired:= <False>
UIA_GridRowCount:= <0>
UIA_GridColumnCount:= <0>
UIA_GridItemRow:= <0>
UIA_GridItemColumn:= <0>
UIA_GridItemRowSpan:= <1>
UIA_GridItemColumnSpan:= <1>
UIA_DockDockPosition:= <5>
UIA_ExpandCollapseExpandCollapseState:= <3>
UIA_MultipleViewCurrentView:= <0>
UIA_WindowCanMaximize:= <False>
UIA_WindowCanMinimize:= <False>
UIA_WindowWindowVisualState:= <0>
UIA_WindowWindowInteractionState:= <0>
UIA_WindowIsModal:= <False>
UIA_WindowIsTopmost:= <False>
UIA_SelectionItemIsSelected:= <False>
UIA_TableRowOrColumnMajor:= <2>
UIA_ToggleToggleState:= <2>
UIA_TransformCanMove:= <False>
UIA_TransformCanResize:= <False>
UIA_TransformCanRotate:= <False>
UIA_IsLegacyIAccessiblePatternAvailable:= <True>
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleChildId:= <0>
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleName:= <INNT
 Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
Healthcare Sector(D)
Biotechnology
>
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleRole:= <41>
UIA_LegacyIAccessibleState:= <0>
UIA_IsDataValidForForm:= <False>
UIA_ProviderDescription:= <[pid:1244,providerId:0x0 Main(parent link):Unidentified Provider (managed:MS.Internal.Automation.ElementProxy, PresentationCore, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35)]>
UIA_IsItemContainerPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsVirtualizedItemPatternAvailable:= <False>
UIA_IsSynchronizedInputPatternAvailable:= <True>

Edited March 8, 2018 by toto22

toto22 · March 8, 2018

I can do it in C#. However I cant figure it out in Autoit. Please help

C# code

FlaUI.Core.Application app = FlaUI.Core.Application.Attach(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("TMain")[0].Id);
            using (var automation = new UIA3Automation())
            {
                var window = app.GetMainWindow(automation);
                Console.WriteLine(window.Title);
                
                Price = "";
                do
                {
                    try
                    {
                        var child = window.FindFirstChild(cf => cf.ByAutomationId("WorkspaceManager"));
                        var child2 = child.FindFirstChild(cf => cf.ByClassName("WebChart"));
                        var child3 = child2.FindFirstChild(cf => cf.ByAutomationId("Watermark"));

                        //var pattern1 = child3.Patterns.Value.Pattern;

                        var pattern1 = child3.Properties.Name.Value;
                        Symbol2 = child3.Properties.Name.Value;

                        int index = Symbol2.IndexOf(" ");
                        if (index >= 0)
                            Symbol2 = Symbol2.Substring(0, index);
                    }
                    catch (Exception)
                    {

                    }
                } while ( Price == "g");
                //string Symbol2 = Symbol.ToString();
                textBox1.Text = Symbol2;

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

so, the code that junkew's spy tool returns doesn't work? it's this part

;~_UIA_Action("oP1","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP1","setfocus")
;~_UIA_Action("oP2","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP2","setfocus")
;~_UIA_Action("oP3","highlight")
_UIA_Action("oP3","setfocus")

toto22 · March 8, 2018

Hello and thank you. It does set focus but how do I get my text?

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

@junkew is your person for this one but I think it has to do with

UIA_IsTextPatternAvailable:= <False>

if you can make a C# dll that can do it, you can call it from AutoIt, no?

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

toto22 · March 8, 2018

I'm so confused with Autoit UI commands

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

well, to be fair, this is the IUIAutomation wrapper written by @junkew you are using, no? He will probably be around and see this. He's who I would ask.

also, what you use in C# is none other than a wrapper. which is ok.

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

let me axe you this... do you have a function like this you could use in those wrappers?

Func _UIA_ControlGetText($hWnd, $controlID)

toto22 · March 8, 2018

i'm not sure,

this where im at -.-

;~ *** Standard code maintainable ***
#include "UIAWrappers.au3"
AutoItSetOption("MustDeclareVars", 1)

local $oP1 = _UIA_setVar("oP1","Title:=TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=Window")   ;TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524
local $oP2 = _UIA_setVar("oP2","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WorkspaceTabControl")   ;
local $oP3 = _UIA_setVar("oP3","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WebChart")
Local $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP3,"controltype:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;class:=TextBlock") ;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;classname:=TextBlock")

MsgBox(1,"",$oUIElement)

Edited March 8, 2018 by toto22

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

ok, it's junkew's

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

toto22 · March 8, 2018

no, nothing, i dunno if i'm doing it right

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

hmmmm, can you try modifying that last one

Local $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP3,"Title:=;controltype:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;class:=TextBlock")

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

;~ *** Standard code maintainable ***
#include "UIAWrappers.au3"
AutoItSetOption("MustDeclareVars", 1)

local $oP1 = _UIA_setVar("oP1","Title:=TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=Window")   ;TC2000 ® Version 17.0.6435.29524
local $oP2 = _UIA_setVar("oP2","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WorkspaceTabControl")   ;
local $oP3 = _UIA_setVar("oP3","Title:=;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=WebChart")
Local $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP3,"Title:=;controltype:=UIA_TextControlTypeId;class:=TextBlock")

MsgBox(1,"",$oUIElement)

try it

toto22 · March 8, 2018

Thank you so much for your help. However, It still returns blank message box. Ill keep playing with it and if I make any progress, ill let you know. Thank you so much for your time and help

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

there is that other one you can try--based on the one you already use though

https://github.com/jvanegmond/au3_uiautomation

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

can you do this?

$oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP0, "title:=*;ControlType:=UIA_TextControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)

toto22 · March 8, 2018

you know it does find object and highlights and clicks it. However getting text is a whole different story. there should be a command to show text or header.

Im taking a lil break now. thank you brotha

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

ya, try that one from GitHub mate. it also has the gettext function

hey, is it our Jos?

https://github.com/jvanegmond

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

I see there is a thread where you can set the text, I bet you can get the text in such a way?

_UIA_action("204022.mainwindow","setvalue using keys","hello world")

maybe

_UIA_action("YourApp","getValue")

YES, i looked in the UIWrappers.au3, there is an 'getValue' you should be able to use!

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

Earthshine · March 8, 2018

ok, update, so I used Microsoft Word 2016 as a sample for this code and made a test docx file, with the text in it--"This is a test." and ran the code below and it RETURNED MY TEXT!! using junkew's wrapper, the one you already use.

;~ *** Standard code Flexible***
#include "UIAWrappers.au3"
AutoItSetOption("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Local $oP4=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($UIA_oDesktop, "Title:=This is a test.docx - Word;controltype:=UIA_WindowControlTypeId;class:=OpusApp", $treescope_children)
_UIA_Action($oP4,"setfocus")
Local $oP3=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP4, "Title:=;controltype:=UIA_PaneControlTypeId;class:=_WwF", $treescope_children)
_UIA_Action($oP3,"setfocus")
Local $oP2=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP3, "Title:=This is a test.docx;controltype:=UIA_PaneControlTypeId;class:=_WwB", $treescope_children)
_UIA_Action($oP2,"setfocus")
Local $oP1=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP2, "Title:=This is a test.docx;controltype:=UIA_DocumentControlTypeId;class:=_WwG", $treescope_children)
_UIA_Action($oP1,"setfocus")
Local $oP0=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP1, "Title:=Page 1;controltype:=UIA_CustomControlTypeId;class:=", $treescope_children)
;~ First find the object in the parent before you can do something
;~$oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll("Page1content.mainwindow", "title:=Page 1 content;ControlType:=UIA_EditControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)
Local $oUIElement=_UIA_getObjectByFindAll($oP2, "title:=Page 1 content;ControlType:=UIA_EditControlTypeId", $treescope_subtree)
;~_UIA_action($oUIElement,"highlight")
Local $string = _UIA_action($oUIElement,"getValue")
MsgBox($MB_OK,"", $string)

Edited March 8, 2018 by Earthshine

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