Getting to hidden text

[Ruud]

There are several posts asking/describing how to 'get' to hidden text on a window/form.

It seems that for most users, the line

Opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)

solves the problem.

For the situation I'm having, however, this is not the case, as I show further below.

If there's anyone that knows why - please let me know!

Thanks!

Ruud.

The details:

1. Window info tool says:

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>>>> Window <<<<
Title: Visual UI Automation Verify : Client Side Provider
Class: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d
Position: 98, -8
Size: 1590, 1066
Style: 0x17CF0000
ExStyle: 0x00050100
Handle: 0x00000000004B05D8

>>>> Control <<<<
Class: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d
Instance: 13
ClassnameNN: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d13
Name:
Advanced (Class): [CLASS:WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d; INSTANCE:13]
ID: 11535410
Text: PropertyGridView
Position: 1044, 65
Size: 527, 938
ControlClick Coords: 494, 228
Style: 0x56010000
ExStyle: 0x00000000
Handle: 0x0000000000B00432

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position: 1644, 315
Cursor ID: 0
Color: 0xFFFFFF

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Test Results
toolStrip4
Tests
toolStrip2
Properties
PropertyGrid
PropertyGridView
toolStrip5
Automation Elements Tree
toolStrip1
menuStrip1
statusStrip1

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
schop: noun, masculine

2. My intended code to obtain all text (including the hidden text "schop: noun, masculine") is:

Opt ("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
ConsoleWrite(WinGetText("Visual UI Automation Verify : Client Side Provider"))

3. The outcome, however:

Test Results
toolStrip4
Tests
toolStrip2
Properties
PropertyGrid
PropertyGridView
schop: noun, masculine
toolStrip5
Automation Elements Tree
toolStrip1
menuStrip1
statusStrip1

So; the hidden text is missing... but why???

[Xenobiologist]

Did you try WinSearchChildren With 1?

[Ruud]

Thank you for the suggestion - that did it!