Using Autoit To Grab Text

[gstroutz]

The program I am trying to automate, needs to extract text out of select boxes in a window.

Can this be done with AutoIT? If so, which functions do I need?

I noticed there are functions to grab titles and specific text... but how do I extract text when I do not know what the text will be. That is, one of the boxesin the window will display temperature, but I do not know until I run the program, what the temperature will be at that instant. Can autoIT do this?

Thanks in Advance.

-g

[randd]

Hmm, I'd need to know more to be more of a help. But generally speaking: AutoIt does not perform OCR. So if these select boxes are made in Java or something, you're unlikely to be able to read them as you would a control. Which brings me to WinGetHandle which may be of use to you.

Although, I'm not an AutoIt guru and I don't really understand what you're trying to do. If you could be a bit more specific I might be able to help you.

[randd]

run au3_spy and hover the mouse over the text, with the program in the foreground (active). What does the "Last Control Under Mouse" read in the AU3_Spy (AutoIt Window Spy) window. Use ControlGetText on thet Control Reference...

$a = ControlGetText("Title of WIndow","","Edit2")

MsgBox(4096,"",$a)

Lar.

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And FYI, you will never go wrong if you listen to Larry!

Larry = AutoIt

[gstroutz]

Thanks guys. I should be able to take it from there.

G