Find a string in a ListBox

[Silverlode]

Hi,

I'm trying to find a string in a listbox and use if...then...else depending on whether an item is already in the listbox.  But I'm having a hard time getting my script to recognize the string, even if it's there.

I have a dialog called "Select Server" and am looking for a hostname in the listbox.  It wasn't working so I created a MsgBox to view the return.  It's always 0 no matter what:

WinActivate("Select Server", "")
$rtn00 = ControlCommand("Select Server", "", "ListBox1", "FindString", "slc05hcl")
MsgBox(0, "rtn", $rtn00)

As I understand it, if "slc05hcl" exists in ListBox1, then the 'occurrence ref' should be 1, right?  I'm getting 0 every time no matter what.

[jdelaney]

Look in the helpfile, under _GUICtrlListBox_*

More options with those functions.

Edited March 18, 2014 by jdelaney

[Silverlode]

Thanks.  I tried using _GUICtrlListBox_FindString and I STILL get a return of 0 even if the explicit string is not there (whereas I should get a return of -1).  I can't explain this.

[jdelaney]

Are you passing a handle into the function?  Show your work.  Use ControlGetHandle's return in those functions.

Also, output the data from the control tab of the window info tool, when focused on your control.

Edited March 18, 2014 by jdelaney

[Silverlode]

Here's the info summary:

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>>>> Window <<<<
Title:  Select Server
Class:  #32770
Position:   567, 280
Size:   280, 293
Style:  0x94C800C4
ExStyle:    0x00010101
Handle: 0x000503E2

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:  ListBox
Instance:   1
ClassnameNN:    ListBox1
Name:   
Advanced (Class):   [CLASS:ListBox; INSTANCE:1]
ID: 4240
Text:   
Position:   11, 34
Size:   165, 143
ControlClick Coords:    49, 80
Style:  0x50010103
ExStyle:    0x00000204
Handle: 0x000203F8

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:   632, 440
Cursor ID:  0
Color:  0xFFFFFF

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
&Server:
Make Default
&New...
&Delete
&Edit...
OK
Cancel


>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

 And the complete script:

; INCLUDES
#include <GuiListBox.au3>

; declare and define some variables
Global $dbase_name, $hsfserv
$dbase_name = "ecm_ba_db"
$hsfserv = "slc05hcl"

; launch HSF Admin
Run("C:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\hsf\Client\bin\HSFAdmin.exe")
WinWait("Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance Administrator", "")
WinSetState("Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance Administrator", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

; CONNECT TO A SERVER
WinMenuSelectItem("Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance Administrator", "", "&Server", "&Open")
WinWait("Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance, Fusion Edition Log On")
ControlClick("Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance, Fusion Edition Log On", "", "[ID:2715]")
WinWait("Select Server","")
; check to see if connection already exists.  if not, create it.
WinActivate("Select Server", "")
WinSetState("Select Server", "", @SW_SHOW)
$rtn00 = _GUICtrlListBox_SelectString ("ListBox1", $hsfserver)
MsgBox(0, "rtn", $rtn00)

$rtn00 should equal -1 if the $hsfserver is not in the list.  Instead, I get 0.

[jdelaney]

Like I said, you need to pass in a handle, not the classNN to the _gui* functions.

$hListBox = ControlGetHandle("Select Server", "",4240)
$rtn00 = _GUICtrlListBox_SelectString ($hListBox, $hsfserver)

[Silverlode]

Thank you.  Clearly I'm new to all this.  That was it.

[jdelaney]

Glad to hear it.