Controlsettext Example

[Guest Buck]

'Elo all:

I had some problems using ControlSetText, so I decided to try the example in the help file:

Example

RunWait("notepad")

ControlSetText("Untitled -", "", "Edit1", "New Text Here" )

I think RunWait is wrong, because that will have the script wait until notepad exits until it continues execution. Another problem is the title - "Untitled -". My notepad opens with a title of "Untitled - Notepad", as well as the few other PC's I checked. If I modify the example code to:

Run("notepad")

$var = ControlSetText("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "New Text Here" )

msgbox(0,"Debug", $var)

This still does not work, and ControlSetText returns a 0.

If I open notepad first from the start menu, and run this code:

$var = ControlSetText("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "New Text Here" )

msgbox(0,"Debug", $var)

It does work.

I'm going to play with it a bit more, and see if I can get it working with the app I actually need, but in the meantime:

Anyone else have these problems?

Anybody see some dumb mistake?

Thanks for your help . . .

[Jos]

If I open notepad first from the start menu, and run this code:

$var = ControlSetText("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "New Text Here" )

msgbox(0,"Debug", $var)

It does work.

The ControlSetText is probably already performed with the Notepad program running. Adding a WinWait between the Run and ControlSetText statement will probably solve it.

Run("notepad")
WinWait ("Untitled - Notepad", "", 2)
$var = ControlSetText("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "New Text Here" )

[Guest Buck]

That did it.

Thanks!

[Jon]

Oops. I'll change it.

[Jos]

Oops.  I'll change it.

i am missing the oops here....

Should the ControlSetText wait for a window to become active ??

[Valik]

i am missing the oops here.... 

Should the ControlSetText wait for a window to become active ??

Its not meant to wait for it to be active, its just meant to wait for it to exist. Most of the time, Run("notepad") then ControlSetText("") immediately after will probably fail because Notepad hasn't finished being created yet.

[Jon]

The example in the help file uses RunWait. It will only continue to the next line (ControlSetText) when notepad is closed. Oops.

[Jos]

ok understand the oops now...

valik... i am a bit lost about your statement. i thought it just returns a 0 if the windows isn't found.

[Valik]

ok understand the oops now...

valik... i am a bit lost about your statement. i thought it just returns a 0 if the windows isn't found.

I didn't understand what you were not understanding, ignore my post.