How to read text if the text is not visible text (Window Info)?

[yclee99]

Hi. I would like to know how to get the text (refer to attached image, "Project Name" column)? The Window Info is shown below.

 

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:    Utility To Change Project's Attribute
Class:    #32770
Position:    550, 268
Size:    501, 324
Style:    0x94C800C4
ExStyle:    0x00050101
Handle:    0x0010035C

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    Button
Instance:    5
ClassnameNN:    Button5
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:5]
ID:    
Text:    Projects
Position:    9, 12
Size:    476, 228
ControlClick Coords:    191, 100
Style:    0x50000007
ExStyle:    0x00000004
Handle:    0x000D0280

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:    753, 405
Cursor ID:    0
Color:    0xFFFFFF

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
List3
&Register
&Change
&Delete
&Exit
Projects

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
 

[alienclone]

try out this script https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/164226-get-all-windows-controls/

 

it might be able to show you more window options to interact with.

[yclee99]

On 2/19/2019 at 4:59 PM, alienclone said:

try out this script https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/164226-get-all-windows-controls/

 

it might be able to show you more window options to interact with.

Thanks for the information.

I tried but I still cannot get the Project Name information. Below is the results using the above script.

Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  1] ControlID=[46071] Handle=[0x001302E0] ClassNN=[            Button1] XPos=[  86] YPos=[ 255] Width=[ 105] Height=[  23] IsVisible=[1] Text=[&Register].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  2] ControlID=[46072] Handle=[0x0011025C] ClassNN=[            Button2] XPos=[ 201] YPos=[ 255] Width=[  98] Height=[  23] IsVisible=[1] Text=[&Change].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  3] ControlID=[46073] Handle=[0x001B04E0] ClassNN=[            Button3] XPos=[ 312] YPos=[ 255] Width=[  86] Height=[  23] IsVisible=[1] Text=[&Delete].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  4] ControlID=[    1] Handle=[0x004C044A] ClassNN=[            Button4] XPos=[ 410] YPos=[ 254] Width=[  79] Height=[  23] IsVisible=[1] Text=[&Exit].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  5] ControlID=[   -1] Handle=[0x001C02D2] ClassNN=[            Button5] XPos=[   9] YPos=[  12] Width=[ 476] Height=[ 228] IsVisible=[1] Text=[Projects].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  6] ControlID=[    0] Handle=[0x0019047A] ClassNN=[       SysHeader321] XPos=[  21] YPos=[  32] Width=[ 449] Height=[  16] IsVisible=[1] Text=[].
Func=[GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[  7] ControlID=[46065] Handle=[0x000B02D4] ClassNN=[     SysListView321] XPos=[  18] YPos=[  29] Width=[ 453] Height=[ 197] IsVisible=[1] Text=[List3].

 

 

[alienclone]

the sysheader and syslistview are what you will be working with...

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ControlListView.htm

[yclee99]

I am still unable to get it work with ControlListView. 

Anyway, thanks.

[alienclone]

where is the code you tried with ControlListView?

[alienclone]

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", ControlListView("Utility To Change Project's Attribute", "", "46065", "GetItemCount"))

 

Edited March 29, 2019 by alienclone

[alienclone]

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", ControlListView("Utility To Change Project's Attribute", "", "46065", "GetText", 1))

 

Edited March 29, 2019 by alienclone

[Belini]

Have you tried WinGetText?

Opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
$info = WinGetText("Utility To Change Project's Attribute")

MsgBox(4096, 'Result', $info)

 

[BigDaddyO]

If you do the Au3Info on the actual List, what is it?  Listbox, listview, ?

I've had to deal with some Listbox controls that will not give up their text unless the row is selected using _GuiCtrlListBox_SetCurSel()  only then will the ControlGetText() return the  text from that selected row.

Need to loop through to get the text from every row.

[junkew]

Try faq 31 different spytools to see if control can be identified and text retrieved.

[jdelaney]

It's a listview, so use the _guictrllist functions

[yclee99]

On 3/29/2019 at 4:14 PM, alienclone said:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", ControlListView("Utility To Change Project's Attribute", "", "46065", "GetItemCount"))

 

It just return "0". 

[yclee99]

On 3/29/2019 at 4:15 PM, alienclone said:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", ControlListView("Utility To Change Project's Attribute", "", "46065", "GetText", 1))

 

It returns "0" as well.

[yclee99]

On 3/29/2019 at 6:26 PM, Belini said:

Have you tried WinGetText?

Opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
$info = WinGetText("Utility To Change Project's Attribute")

MsgBox(4096, 'Result', $info)

 

It shows the following

List3
&Register
&Change
&Delete
&Exit
Projects

 

Above result is the same as what I got from using AutoIt Windows Info. 

[yclee99]

On 3/29/2019 at 11:25 PM, BigDaddyO said:

If you do the Au3Info on the actual List, what is it?  Listbox, listview, ?

I've had to deal with some Listbox controls that will not give up their text unless the row is selected using _GuiCtrlListBox_SetCurSel()  only then will the ControlGetText() return the  text from that selected row.

 Need to loop through to get the text from every row.

I tried _GuiCtrlListBox_SetCurSel() and unable to select the row.

[junkew]

Did you try my suggestion?

[yclee99]

10 hours ago, junkew said:

Did you try my suggestion?

Sorry. I missed your earlier post. 

I am not able to find the suggested tool (faq 31) online

[yclee99]

Thanks for all your replies. I manage to use above tool to get the information. 

[junkew]

Faq is frequently asked questions which all forummembers should read before asking questions. Below this answer you can see direct link to faq31