Control Get Returning Blank

[Animare]

Hi all, 

Still fairly new but from my research I think my code is right just not sure why its not pulling anything. I'm trying to use the following code, to extract from the form as in the image.

Global $Texstore = ControlGetText("Zoom","UniForm","Edit1")
MsgBox(0,"",$Texstore)

Any help appreciated!

[Danp2]

Change "Uniform" to "" and it should work.

[Animare]

Awesome thank you that worked? Sorry can I ask the logic behind this of why the blank was required instead of the name of the Class?

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@Animare

That's because "UniForm" is the class of the Window, and the "text" parameter doesn't allow a classname.

From the Help file about the "text" parameter:

Window Text

The window text consists of all the text that AutoIt can "see". This will usually be things like the contents of edit controls (as above with "This is some text!") but will also include other text like:

• Button text like &Yes, &No, &Next (the & indicates an underlined letter)
• Dialog text like "Are you sure you wish to continue?"
• Control text
• Misc text - sometimes you don't know what it is

EDIT:

Then, if you look in the Help file about ControlGetText() function, where do you see that "text" parameter wants a classname?

Edited April 1, 2021 by FrancescoDiMuro