I see text in a window but window spy doesn't

[Guest WhiteCloud]

i'm using a terminal emulator and the coordinates of my insertion point are displayed on the status bar and on the main window... yet window spy doesn't see either instance of those coordinates. They're extremely important to my script. Where should I go from here? Thanks for any help you can offer.

Edited May 25, 2004 by WhiteCloud

[scriptkitty 1]

is this a command line window? or a windowed application?

If it is in a dos box, you can copy out that info and parse it from memory.

[Guest WhiteCloud]

thanks for the lead

this is the program: http://www.esker.com/host_access_solutions/smarterm.asp

it's not a dos prompt but i'm not sure how to explain what it is

i'm not sure about the specifics of the server software other than it's called Apex

i'll keep digging

[Guest WhiteCloud]

it's either an ibm 3270 display session or an ibm 5250 display session

telnet

just in case that helps you narrow it down

Edited May 25, 2004 by WhiteCloud

[Guest WhiteCloud]

wow you even downloaded it

i'm working with controlGet in AHK now... i won't know if it works til i get back to work to try it out though...

f3::
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
;SetTitleMatchMode, slow
WinGetTitle, title2, SmarTerm
ControlGet, pleasegodlines, LineCount, , AfxFrameOrView421, SmarTerm
ControlGet, pleasegodrow, CurrentLine, , AfxFrameOrView421, SmarTerm
ControlGet, pleasegodcolumn, CurrentCol, , AfxFrameOrView421, SmarTerm
msgbox %title2%`n%pleasegodlines%`n%pleasegodrow%`n%pleasegodcolumn%`n
return

these coordinates would help me out a huge amount in my job all day, every day. If I have to I may look into a pixel method.

[pekster 0]

Why do software developers reinvent the wheel?

Decent trick if you wanted to prevent someone from automating your program. Or prehaps they found a more efficient way of doing it (example: leaving out features in their sources that they don't need), or required additional features in thier program(s).