guictrlgetstate returns -1, what does it mean?

[derickyu]

Hi, I just started using autoIT and try to automate some basic functions for our UI application that attaches to Visual studio. Here's what I have to see if AutoIT can recognize our controls.

; get check box status

$hChkLocalAgents = ControlGetHandle ( "Solution Settings", "", "[Name:chkUseLocalAgents]")

MsgBox (1, "Test", $hChkLocalAgents)

$sTxt= GUICtrlGetState("[Name:chkUseLocalAgents]")

MsgBox (1, "Test", "check box state = " + $sTxt)

The first part works fine and gives me the handle correctly but the GUICtrlGetState returns -1 for both check and uncheck chkbox control.

Can some one help? thanks

FYI, I am using autoit 3.3.8 on Win7.

[BrewManNH]

GUICtrlGetState only works with controls you've created in your own apps. It requires a control ID that's returned using GUICtrlCreate..., it won't work with external controls. You should probably look at ControlCommand after getting the control's handle.

[derickyu]

Thanks, I tried to use

$sTxt = ControlCommand ( "Solution Settings", "", "[Name:chkUseLocalAgents]", "IsChecked", "" )

MsgBox (1, "CM", "radio button state = " + $sTxt)

But getting 0. Is my statement correct?

[Jos]

You have + $sTxt in stead of & $sTxt.

[derickyu]

ops... modified and still getting 0 for both check and unchecked

$sTxt = ControlCommand ( "Solution Settings", "", "[Name:chkUseLocalAgents]", "IsChecked", "" )

MsgBox (1, "CM", $sTxt)

[Jos]

Check what the value is for @error returned by ControlCommand().

[BrewManNH]

You get the control's handle with ControlGetHandle, why not use that in the ControlCommand?

[derickyu]

I tried it using handle as well but still getting 0 and @error returns 0 as well.

$hChkLocalAgents = ControlGetHandle ( "Solution Settings", "", "[Name:chkUseLocalAgents]")

MsgBox (1, "CM", $hChkLocalAgents)

$sTxt = ControlCommand ( "Solution Settings", "", $hChkLocalAgents, "IsChecked", "" )

MsgBox (1, "@error", @error)

MsgBox (1, "isChecked", $sTxt)

[BrewManNH]

Is the checkbox checked when you tried it?

[derickyu]

I ran it twice, once with it check and onc uncheck.

[Jos]

Are you sure it is a checkbox?

What is au3info telling you about the control you try to get the status from?

Jos

[SmOke_N]

_GUICtrlButton_GetCheck() would make things so much simpler.

Pass the hwnd of the control ( even if it's in another window ), if it's a non-custom-drawn checkbox, it will return the correct data without confusing anything.

If it doesn't return the correct data, than you're assured one of two things:

1. Your hwnd/handle is not a checkbox

2. It's custom-drawn

[BrewManNH]

I always forget that _GUICtrlButton works on radio and checkbox buttons as well.

[derickyu]

Found the answer from another thread, looks like .Net control is not supported. Thanks for all the replies.