get ID or ClassNN for a control/button?

[HotSauce]

Given the text of a button (either all or partial), is it possible to get the ID or ClassNN for that button? (e.g. 'Button1')

[LarryDalooza]

Exact text?... Partial Text?

Lar.

[weaponx]

I could only get this to work with an exact match.

Run("calc.exe")
WinWaitActive("Calculator")

;Enter 9999 into calculator
For $x = 0 to 3
    ControlClick("Calculator", "", "[CLASS:Button; TEXT:9;]")
Next

;Click backspace button 4 times
For $x = 0 to 3
    ControlClick("Calculator", "", "[CLASS:Button; TEXT:Backspace;]")
Next

EDIT: Need like CtrlMatchMode or something.

Edited October 17, 2007 by weaponx

[HotSauce]

What I really need to do is send a ControlClick command to a button, but some of the text on that button changes in my tests. I've tried this:

ControlClick("title", "text", "[CLASS:Button; TEXT:&FOO]")

Unfortunately that requires the exact text on the button ("FOO" in this case).

Is there any way to iterate through the controls on a window?

Edited October 17, 2007 by HotSauce

[HotSauce]

It looks like I can use ControlGetText on buttons. The problem is when I iterate through the ButtonNN controls starting from NN = 1, I'm getting buttons from all of the app's dialog windows (previous and next).

[HotSauce]

Seems like a hack, but my problem is solved. This searches for visible buttons that contain the text I'm looking for, and it unchecks that (checkbox) button if it is checked.

$title = "Marshmallow Fluff Installer"
$text = ""
$checktext = "I understand by leaving this box checked I will be allowing the Marshmallow Fluff Overlord to "
$i = 1
While Not @error = 1 
    If ControlCommand($title, $text, "Button" & $i, "IsVisible", "") Then
        $text = ControlGetText($title, $text, "Button" & $i)
        If StringInStr($text, $checktext) Then
            If ControlCommand($title, $text, "Button" & $i, "IsChecked", "") Then
                ControlFocus($title, $text, "Button" & $i)
                ControlClick($title, $text, "Button" & $i)
            EndIf
            MsgBox(64, "Unchecked", $text)
        EndIf
    EndIf
    $i += 1
WEnd

Please let me know if there is an easier/better way!

[weaponx]

Doesn't seem like much of hack to me. I was thinking along the same lines. I'm kind of surprised there isn't a builtin function like winlist to get an array of the controls. My guess is that it's because it would be too complex of an array.