Using Data from Window Info

[daashag]

Is it possible to grab data from the WindowInfo specifically data under the Visible Text and pass it to a variable that can be used later in the script. If so how would I do this? Thanks

[SmOke_N]

Is it possible to grab data from the WindowInfo specifically data under the Visible Text and pass it to a variable that can be used later in the script. If so how would I do this? Thanks

Look at WinGetText()/ControlGetText() they both have examples of how to do it with a variable.

[daashag]

Look at WinGetText()/ControlGetText() they both have examples of how to do it with a variable.

Thanks for our reply SmOke_N

Having problems getting this to work.

This is what I am doing.

When the window comes up I use WindowInfo tool and highligt the field for the backup destination.

I then take the title and control ID from the windowInfo tool to use in the following code.

The text I want to grab and pass to a variable is a file location ie X:/exact/backup/

It shows up as Visisble Text on the windowInfo tool.

WindowInfo

Press CTRL-ALT-F to freeze the display.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Window Details <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Title: Create backup

Class: ThunderRT6FormDC

Size: X: 257 Y: 298 W: 885 H: 453

>>>>>>>>>>> Mouse Details <<<<<<<<<<<

Screen: X: 889 Y: 522

Cursor ID: 5

>>>>>>>>>>> Pixel Color Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<

RGB: Hex: 0x000000 Dec: 0

>>>>>>>>>>> Control Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<

Size: X: 191 Y: 190 W: 487 H: 21

Control ID: 17228132

ClassNameNN: FipEdit19

Text:

Style: 0x56000080

ExStyle: 0x00000200

(Control is hidden)

>>>>>>>>>>> Status Bar Text <<<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>> Visible Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<

&Cancel

&Back

&Next

F&inish

Progress Bar

001

x:\exactglobe\backups\20061117-scrapbook mate.ebu <--Text I want to grab

TROON

Create backup

>>>>>>>>>>> Hidden Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<

&Details

&Advanced

X:\ExactGlobe\Backups\

X:\ExactGlobe\Database

20061117-Scrapbook Mate

Create backup

Create backup

Restore backup

;Get name of backupfile
$bkupdst = ControlGetText("Create backup", "", "17228084")
 MsgBox(0, "Example", "My variable is " & $bkupdst)

The 2nd line returns a box that just says "ok"

I know this is pretty basic stuff but I am totally lost. Thanks

Edited November 17, 2006 by daashag

[daashag]

;Get name of backupfile
$bkupdst = ControlGetText("Create backup", "", "17228084")
 MsgBox(0, "Example", "My variable is " & $bkupdst)

This little bit just gives me a message box saying My variable is OK

Shouldn't it return the value of the control ID?

I have tried it on different windows and programs all return My variable is OK. Is this right or am I doing something wrong? Thanks

[stampy]

No

ControlGetText will read the text off the control.

OK button = OK

Close button = Close

etc.

[stampy]

The window info you posted shows the control ID as 17228132 but your read is reading 17228084. Check the control ID again, you might have the wrong control.

[SmOke_N]

$WinText = WinGetText('Some window')
$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)
If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

_StringBetween() is in the 3.2.1.12 beta.

[daashag]

The window info you posted shows the control ID as 17228132 but your read is reading 17228084. Check the control ID again, you might have the wrong control.

The control ID is correct in the code. Not sure where the other one came from. Here is the correct window info.

expandcollapse popup

ress CTRL-ALT-F to freeze the display.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Window Details <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Title:  Create backup
Class:  ThunderRT6FormDC
Size:   X: 114  Y: 152  W: 885  H: 453

>>>>>>>>>>> Mouse Details <<<<<<<<<<<
Screen: X: 740  Y: 374
Cursor ID:  5

>>>>>>>>>>> Pixel Color Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<
RGB:    Hex: 0x292C31   Dec: 2698289

>>>>>>>>>>> Control Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<
Size:       X: 191  Y: 190  W: 487  H: 21
Control ID: 17228084
ClassNameNN:    FipEdit19
Text:       
Style:      0x56000080
ExStyle:        0x00000200
(Control is hidden)

>>>>>>>>>>> Status Bar Text <<<<<<<<<<<


>>>>>>>>>>> Visible Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<
&Cancel
&Back
&Next
F&inish
Progress Bar
001
x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu
TROON
Create backup

>>>>>>>>>>> Hidden Window Text <<<<<<<<<<<
&Details
&Advanced
X:\ExactGlobe\Backups\
X:\ExactGlobe\Database
20061118-Scrapbook Mate
Create backup
Create backup
Restore backup
Copy company
My computer
My computer
Server
001

How do I grab the text containing x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu

I can't hard code it because that text changes each time I run the script.

Thanks

[daashag]

$WinText = WinGetText('Some window')
$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)
If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

_StringBetween() is in the 3.2.1.12 beta.

Sorry for the delayed response, I haven't been able to work on this for awhile.

Your code worked great.

Thanks

[daashag]

I am able to grab the text as the output of

CODE

$WinText = WinGetText('Create backup')

$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)

If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

Gives me " x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu"

But the following code doesn't work. It only works if I hard code the value of $aArray[0], it won't work with just using $aArray

CODE

;Wait for backup to finish

Do

WinWaitNotActive("Create Backup", "")

Until FileExists($aArray[0]) If I use Until FileExist("x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu") it works fine

MsgBox(0, "Example", "My variable is ")

My question is how to I use the $aArray[0] with the FileExist function?

Thanks

[The Kandie Man]

I am able to grab the text as the output of

CODE

$WinText = WinGetText('Create backup')

$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)

If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

Gives me " x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu"

But the following code doesn't work. It only works if I hard code the value of $aArray[0], it won't work with just using $aArray

CODE

;Wait for backup to finish

Do

WinWaitNotActive("Create Backup", "")

Until FileExists($aArray[0]) If I use Until FileExist("x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu") it works fine

MsgBox(0, "Example", "My variable is ")

My question is how to I use the $aArray[0] with the FileExist function?

Thanks

There is a space in front of x. If there is a space before it, it messes up the whole file path.

Local $s_path = StringStripWS ($aArray[0],1)

Do
    WinWaitNotActive("Create Backup", "")
Until FileExists($s_path)

[daashag]

There is a space in front of x. If there is a space before it, it messes up the whole file path.

Local $s_path = StringStripWS ($aArray[0],1)

Do
    WinWaitNotActive("Create Backup", "")
Until FileExists($s_path)

Thanks for your response Kandie, Actually the space before the x is just a cut and paste thing. Sorry about that. I tried your code and it passes the value of $aArray to $s_path but FileExist function still does not work unless I explicitly give the path of "x:\exactglobe\backups\20061117-scrapbook mate.ebu"

Thanks

[herewasplato]

The code that SmOke_N posted gives me this output:

x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu

FileExist will require quotes around that path because it has a space between scrapbook and mate.

Or maybe I'm not understanding something here.

Please post the code that you used to "explicitly give the path of"...

[daashag]

The code that SmOke_N posted gives me this output:

x:\exactglobe\backups\20061118-scrapbook mate.ebu

FileExist will require quotes around that path because it has a space between scrapbook and mate.

Or maybe I'm not understanding something here.

Please post the code that you used to "explicitly give the path of"...

Thanks for the reply. Heres the code that will work. But I can't explicitly give the path because the path changes everyday.

;Wait for backup to finish
Do
    WinWaitNotActive("Create Backup", "")
Until FileExists("x:\exactglobe\backups\20061208-scrapbook mate.ebu")
MsgBox(0, "Example", "Found file")

[herewasplato]

My apologies - I should have tested on a local file before posting.

It seems that FileExists does not need quotes around a path like that.

[herewasplato]

this fails for me also

#include <String.au3>
$WinText = "Progress Bar" & @CR & _
        "001" & @CR & _
        "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe" & @CR & _
        "TROON"
$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)
If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])
MsgBox(0, "FileExists Array", FileExists($aArray[0]))
MsgBox(0, "FileExists", FileExists("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe"))

Edit: I see no reason for it to fail.

Maybe someone else can see why it fails.

Edited December 9, 2006 by herewasplato

[daashag]

Ok not exactly sure what you were doing there. So if you search for a file with a variable it fails but if you search for a file with a path it finds it. So are you thinking this is some kind of limitation in the FileExist function?

Thanks

[herewasplato]

I was just making a test string to feed the code that your are using.

You may have a real non-printable character in front of your path string.

That is what has caused the sample code that I posted to fail.

If you use this little code after my sample code you will "see" that the first character is "blank".

$temp = StringSplit($aArray[0], "")
For $i = 1 To $temp[0]
    MsgBox(0, "", $temp[$i])
Next

If you add that to your code, you may find the same thing.

Edit: I could not spell character - even though I've been told that I am one.

Edited December 9, 2006 by herewasplato

[herewasplato]

This sample works now

#include <String.au3>
$WinText = "Progress Bar" & @CR & _
        "001" & @CR & _
        "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe" & @CR & _
        "TROON"
$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001', 'TROON', -1, 1)
If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

MsgBox(0, "", FileExists(StringStripWS($aArray[0], 3)))oÝ÷ Ù'­×hzÇè¯*.r^Ø­bØ^®¯zÚ,¶¸©¶jºÚzÛ«Çë¢m7é +­¬´¢·!jx­ʭéh¢H§·­Áç§jëh×6#include <String.au3>
$WinText = "Progress Bar" & @CR & _
        "001" & @CR & _
        "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe" & @CR & _
        "TROON"
$aArray = _StringBetween($WinText, '001' & @CR, @CR & 'TROON', -1, 1)
If IsArray($aArray) Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $aArray[0])

MsgBox(0, "", FileExists($aArray[0]))

You are better off using the first method with StringStripWS

Edit2:at least that is what it took in my sample code. I'm not sure what your application may be putting in $aArray[0]

Edited December 9, 2006 by herewasplato

[piccaso]

looks like you figured it out already