FileSelectFolder and ControlGetText

[failedtocompile]

Hi guys,

Is it possible to easily get the current folder selected within Autoit's created FileSelectFolder?

snip of script:

Func _test1()
    ControlHide($MainGui, "", GUICtrlGetHandle($input_output))
    ControlHide($MainGui, "", GUICtrlGetHandle($TheGO_button))
    GUICtrlSetData($Activatedfunction, "", "")
    GUICtrlSetData($input_output, "", "")
    ;+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    $alpha = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", $server_store, 7) <------- This is where i need to read text from
    If @error = 1 Then
    Else

        GUICtrlSetData($Activatedfunction, "", "")
        GUICtrlSetData($input_output, $alpha, GUICtrlSetFont($input_output, 8, 600, "", "CLEARTYPE_QUALITY=5"))
        ControlShow($MainGui, "", GUICtrlGetHandle($input_output))
        GUICtrlSetData($Activatedfunction, "alpha Function has been selected" & @CR & "Will 123 to the following location", "")
        GUICtrlSetData($TheGO_button, "You have a go for launch", "")
        ControlShow($MainGui, "", GUICtrlGetHandle($TheGO_button))

    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_test1

I have tried a few methods but i dont want to lose the option of checking if okay and cancel was pressed

Tried1: 
$alpha = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder to backup profile to.", $server_store, 7, $123 = ControlGetText("Browse For Folder", "", "Edit1"))

Tried2:
    $bkupto = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", $server_store, 7)
        If @error = 1 Then
    $i = 1
    while $i = WinActive("Browse For Folder", "")
            $123 = ControlGetText("Browse For Folder", "", "Edit1")
        WEnd
    Else

Both outputed to a msgbox(0, "", $123) which displays blank.

anyone know of a way to successfully capture the text.

Thanks in advance.

ftc

[Varian]

I think you would have to have a second scipt monitor for the "Browse Folder" window since the script pauses with the FileSelectFolder() function. Even AdLibRegister() won't work. Here is an example to retrieve the Text in the Edit Box, but it will only return the name, not the full path.

Main Script.au3

$hPID = Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '" "' & @ScriptDir & '\helper.au3"')
$Bkupto = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", '', 7)
If @error = 1 Then
    ProcessClose($hPID)
Else
    ProcessClose($hPID)
    MsgBox(32, 'Finished', $Bkupto)
EndIf

Helper.au3

_Splash(' ')
While 1
    Show()
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func Show()
    Local $sText, $eText
    If Not WinExists("Browse For Folder", "") Then Exit
    $eText = ControlGetText("Browse For Folder", "", "Edit1")
    $sText = ControlGetText('[CLASS:AutoIt v3]', '', 'Static1')
    If $sText <> $eText Then ControlSetText('[CLASS:AutoIt v3]', '', 'Static1', $eText)
EndFunc   ;==>Show

Func _Splash($Text) ;Shows a small borderless splash message.
    SplashTextOn('', $Text, @DesktopWidth, 25, -1, 5, 33, '', 14)
EndFunc   ;==>_Splash

Place both files in the same directory and run the Main Script Edited December 24, 2010 by Varian

[failedtocompile]

I think you would have to have a second scipt monitor for the "Browse Folder" window since the script pauses with the FileSelectFolder() function. Even AdLibRegister() won't work. Here is an example to retrieve the Text in the Edit Box, but it will only return the name, not the full path.

Main Script.su3

$hPID = Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '" "' & @ScriptDir & '\helper.au3"')
$bkupto = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", '', 7)
If @error = 1 Then
    ProcessClose($hPID)
    Else
        ProcessClose($hPID)
        MsgBox(32, 'Finished', $bkupto)
EndIf

Helper.au3

_Splash(' ')
While 1
    Show()
    Sleep(10)
WEndPlace both files in the same directory and run the Main Script

Func Show()
    If WinExists("Browse For Folder", "") Then
        $Text = ControlGetText("Browse For Folder", "", "Edit1")
        ControlSetText('[CLASS:AutoIt v3]', '', 'Static1', $Text)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func _Splash($Text) ;Shows a small borderless splash message.
    SplashTextOn('', $Text, @DesktopWidth, 25, -1, 5, 33, '', 14)
EndFunc   ;==>_Splash

Thanks Varian,

I have it already working in a secondary script to monitor the first script as i was testing functionality, I just really wanted to see if it could all be self contained in single script, possibly something i have overlooked.

Thanks anyway Varian, Have a great Xmas and new year

FTC