Unable to set text

[hmsSurprise]

I am running MySQL 4.1 setup and on the 2nd pane I select custom setup, on the 3rd pane I click "Change...". Pane 3a (Change Current Destination Folder) now pops up and has a text box whose ClassName is 'RichEdit20W1'. (I found the ClassName by using the ControlGetFocus while loop trick that JdeB taught me, so it's gotta be right.)

ControlFocus($title, $text, 'RichEdit20W1') returns a 1.

So far, so good.

The immediately following ControlGetFocus($title, $text) returns a null string and @error = 0. This is puzzling since I found it early with ControlGetFocus. I suspect that my problem arises from two panes being open even tho I had set the focus. If I check focus with ControlGetFocus('','') it returns 'Edit1', which is not on either of the MySQL setup panes.

All of this came about because I could not get ControlSend and ControlSetText to work.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

jh

[PsaltyDS]

Any chance that's the ClassNameNN of the whole window, and not just the edit box you are interested in? I don't know that's the case, but I think the first part of that name "RichEdit20", just means it is generated by the RichEdit v.2.0 (or 3.0 - same name) .dll. That leaves the "W1" as the control descriptor, which hints at "Window 1", vice "Edit1".

[hmsSurprise]

Any chance that's the ClassNameNN of the whole window, and not just the edit box you are interested in? I don't know that's the case, but I think the first part of that name "RichEdit20", just means it is generated by the RichEdit v.2.0 (or 3.0 - same name) .dll. That leaves the "W1" as the control descriptor, which hints at "Window 1", vice "Edit1".

Ah, now we are getting somewhere. Right you are. How empathic you are!

Thank you sir. I was using the control focus tool but darned it doesn't give that name for the whole window. Tried to narrow it's scope by supplying title and text but to no avail. Window Info gives the same name. Control ID is 301 but that does not help either. Better look at classes again...

jh

[hmsSurprise]

My classes are:

RichEdit20W

Button

Button

Static

ComboBox

Button

Button

SysListView32

Static

Static

Static

Static

Static

Static

I know the 4 buttons and the combo and the SysLIstView32. But I wouldn't guess it is a static object.

[hmsSurprise]

Was able to set focus on Static1 - Static4 but neither ControlSend or ControlSetText would write to these. only choice with RichEdit20W was 1.

About tried out here....

jh

[hmsSurprise]

I never would have thought it would work and I guess that is why I have just now tried as a last resort to use Send. It worked but I thought it a poor choice with so many controls present.

Oh, well. Another aftenoon shot to heck.

jh

PS - It was important to set the focus. Having it elsewhere or just not setting it caused strange results.

Edited April 13, 2007 by hmsSurprise