Basic controlcommand problems

[cag8f 0]

I'm slowly learning the control functions in Autoit. I can get this line to work succesfully:

ControlCommand("WINDOW1", "", "WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.X.XXXXXXXX" , "ShowDropDown", "")

The combo box in question drops down and reveals its options. However when I try the same line, only with the GetCurrentSelection command inserted:

ControlCommand("WINDOW1", "", "WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.X.XXXXXXXX" , "GetCurrentSelection", "")

nothing is returned. The combo box definitely has a current selection displayed (i.e. the selection is not blank). What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

[somdcomputerguy 101]

Try with SetCurrentSelection instead of GetCurrentSelection.

[Zedna 193]

ControlCommand works only with standard Windows controls.

ClassName WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.X.XXXXXXXX is probably nonstandard one.

[cag8f 0]

This may be a non-standard Windows control. But if so, why does controlcommand work with the "ShowDropDown" command? Or will non-standard controls behave that way: work fine for some commands but not for others?

And SetCurrentSelection is my ultimate goal for this control. However that does not work either. As a diagnostic, I was trying to figure out why a simple control command (GetCurrentSelection) was not working, then move on to SetCurrentSelection.

Edited December 18, 2010 by cag8f

[cag8f 0]

Bumping in case the 9-5 crew can help...

[rover 42]

I'm slowly learning the control functions in Autoit. I can get this line to work succesfully:

ControlCommand("WINDOW1", "", "WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.X.XXXXXXXX" , "ShowDropDown", "")

The combo box in question drops down and reveals its options. However when I try the same line, only with the GetCurrentSelection command inserted:

ControlCommand("WINDOW1", "", "WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.X.XXXXXXXX" , "GetCurrentSelection", "")

nothing is returned. The combo box definitely has a current selection displayed (i.e. the selection is not blank). What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

you need to use combobox and listbox UDFs

example tested with WindowsForms controls

EDIT: typo

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#Include <GuiComboBox.au3>
;#Include <GuiComboBoxEx.au3>
#Include <GuiListBox.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Local $hWin, $sText, $tInfo, $hCombo, $hList
Local $iIndex = 2 ; zero based combobox item to change
Local $sReplacetext = "TEXT"; combobox replacement text
Local $iInstance = 1 ;your combobox instance from AutoIt v3 Window Info tool
Local $sMain = "[TITLE:WINDOW1]" ;app title
Local $sMainTitle = "WINDOW1";app title
;Local $sClassCombo = "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX.app.0.3ce0bb8; INSTANCE:"&$iInstance&"]"
Local $sClassCombo = "[REGEXPCLASS:WindowsForms10\.COMBOBOX\.app\.0\.?; INSTANCE:"&$iInstance&"]"

$hWin = WinGetHandle($sMain);get win handle for use with all control commands
;verify that handle belongs to target window: check IsHWnd() and Title
If Not IsHWnd($hWin) Or WinGetTitle($hWin) <> $sMainTitle Then ; Or StringInStr(_WinAPI_GetClassName($hWin), "", "WindowsForms10.Window") = 0
    ConsoleWrite("! Error: Failed to retrieve form handle" & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

WinActivate($hWin)

$hCombo = ControlGetHandle($hWin, "", $sClassCombo)
If StringInStr(_WinAPI_GetClassName($hCombo), "COMBOBOX") = 0 Or StringRight(_ControlGetClassnameNN($hCombo), 1) <> $iInstance Then
    ConsoleWrite("! Error: Failed to retrieve combobox handle" & @CRLF)
EndIf

;set control focus
;_WinAPI_SetFocus($hCombo);sets keyboard focus - use for testing only as it visually highlights better than ControlFocus
ControlFocus($hWin, "", $hCombo);set control input focus

;show dropdown if required - can change combobox without this
;_GUICtrlComboBox_ShowDropDown($hCombo, True)
;ControlCommand($hWin, "", $hCombo, "ShowDropDown", "")
_GUICtrlComboBox_SetCurSel($hCombo, $iIndex);select dropdown listbox item index to change

;get selected listbox item text
;$iIndex = _GUICtrlComboBox_GetCurSel($hCombo);if getting currently selected item
;_GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetItemText($hCombo, $iIndex, $sText)
_GUICtrlComboBox_GetLBText($hCombo, $iIndex, $sText)
ConsoleWrite('-$sText = ' & $sText & @crlf)

;get handle to combobox listbox control
_GUICtrlComboBox_GetComboBoxInfo($hCombo, $tInfo)
$hList = DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hList")
ConsoleWrite("+ Handle to the drop-down list: " & $hList & " : Class: " & _WinAPI_GetClassName($hList) & @crlf)

;replace listbox item text
_GUICtrlListBox_ReplaceString($hList, $iIndex, $sReplacetext)

;set current selected item
_GUICtrlComboBox_SetCurSel($hCombo, $iIndex)

;get changed item text
_GUICtrlComboBox_GetLBText($hCombo, $iIndex, $sText)
ConsoleWrite('!$sText = ' & $sText & @crlf)


Func _ControlGetClassnameNN($hControl)
    ;Author: Valik
    If Not IsHWnd($hControl) Then Return SetError(1, 0, "")
    Local Const $hParent = _WinAPI_GetAncestor($hControl, $GA_ROOT)
    If Not $hParent Then Return SetError(2, 0, "")
    Local Const $sList = WinGetClassList($hParent)
    Local $aList = StringSplit(StringTrimRight($sList, 1), @LF, 2)
    _ArraySort($aList)
    Local $nInstance, $sLastClass, $sComposite
    For $i = 0 To UBound($aList) - 1
        If $sLastClass <> $aList[$i] Then
            $sLastClass = $aList[$i]
            $nInstance = 1
        EndIf
        $sComposite = $sLastClass & $nInstance
        If ControlGetHandle($hParent, "", $sComposite) = $hControl Then Return $sComposite
        $nInstance += 1
    Next
    Return SetError(3, 0, "")
EndFunc   ;==>_ControlGetClassnameNN

Edited December 21, 2010 by rover

[bo8ster 2]

I would also look at @error and do testing with ControlGetHandle.

You need to understand why the control is not being found.

[cag8f 0]

I agree I need to understand why the control is not being found. I will play with this and return results, thanks.

[rover 42]

help file remarks for ControlCommand()

"Certain commands that work on normal Combo and ListBoxes do not work on "ComboLBox" controls."

the WindowsForms10.COMBOBOX .NET managed control has a ComboLBox listbox class

the Combobox/listbox udfs work, as shown in my code example above.

the code was tested with Putty Connection Manager, a .NET application.

[cag8f 0]

OK that is very illuminating. I did not know how to find out what type of control mine was. I haven't had a chance to experiment with the UDF(s) you posted. I will do so soon and get back to you. Thanks for your help.