Control

[usera]

Please help me to understand Control

Say, there are 3 notepad windows opened.

in windows 1, it has "windows1" in notepad text body.

in windows 2, it has "windows2" in notepad text body.

in windows 3, it has "windows3" in notepad text body.

Now, how can I use control function to get "windows2" notepad text body instead of windows1 or windows3, and typing more text behind "windows2"

Thanks

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, usera. You don't actually state what you want to do with the control. This would be a quick and dirty example of getting all three window handles...

$var = ControlGetHandle("Untitled", "Windows 1", "Edit1")
$var2 = ControlGetHandle("Untitled", "Windows 2", "Edit1")
$var3 = ControlGetHandle("Untitled", "Windows 3", "Edit1")
MsgBox(0, "", $var & " " & $var2 & " " & $var3)

Edit: I think it is time to update my prescription. I missed the part about typing more text

Edited February 17, 2012 by JLogan3o13

[water]

Use WinActivate to make the get the required window the active window:

WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad]", "windows2")

then use Send to write some text.

[usera]

Use WinActivate to make the get the required window the active window:

WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad]", "windows2")

then use Send to write some text.

Thanks water, it works

may I ask for little bit deep?

Say if I have to use CONTROL function, how can I do that?

in you code, you use "windows2" as text, what happend if the notepad body contain lots of text, let say over 2 pages, do i need put all of them here?

usera

Edited February 17, 2012 by usera

[water]

Use

WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad; INSTANCE:n]", "")

to select the notepad window by instance number (starting with n = 1).

Edited February 17, 2012 by water

[usera]

Use

WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad; INSTANCE:n]", "")

to select the notepad window by instance number (starting with n = 1).

Thanks water, how about use CONTROL

[water]

What do you mean by "Control"?

[usera]

What do you mean by "Control"?

CONTROL, something like:

ControlGetHandle("Untitled", "Windows 1", "Edit1")

[water]

If you have 3 notepad windows you have to find anything to keep them apart.

Either by the window title, a text in any of the controls or by instance.

I wouldn't insist on using any Control function but try to find an attribute to distinguish the windows.

[usera]

If you have 3 notepad windows you have to find anything to keep them apart.

Either by the window title, a text in any of the controls or by instance.

I wouldn't insist on using any Control function but try to find an attribute to distinguish the windows.

in my example, only "windows1" "windows 2" "windows 3" which in the notepad text body different, is this the information as a "text" for CONTROL?

do you mind give me the code for this example use CONTROL?

thanks

[water]

How do you decide in which of the 3 windows you want to enter the additonal text?

[usera]

How do you decide in which of the 3 windows you want to enter the additonal text?

Thanks, that is my question, somebody tell me sure use CONTROL, and I like to learn that just do not get idea how to use CONTROL

[water]

I fear I do not get the point. Is your goal to learn how to use the Control* functions (so your example with 3 notepads is purely hypothetical) or do you have a real problem and need to decide in which of the 3 notepad windows you need to enter text?

If it is number 1 then I would suggest to select another example because the current is overly complicated.

[JohnOne]

Use WinActivate to make the get the required window the active window:

WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad]", "windows2")

then use Send to write some text.

usera

What is wrong with this example?

Just give the Winactivate() function a variable in which to hold the handle (hwnd) and use it as the first param

in your Control* function.

Edited February 17, 2012 by JohnOne