Retrieve Start Button Text

[James]

Hello all,

How do I retrieve the text from the start button text? ControlGetText doesn't work, so I have no idea.

Thanks,

James

[James]

Oh, I have also tried to use CLASSNN etc, but it doesn't return anything. Please help. When I google for stuff it just comes up with renaming it, which I can do anyway.

[James]

If anybody reads this, tell me what happens:

MsgBox(0, "Start Button Text", ControlGetText("", "", "[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd; CLASSNN:Button1; ID:304;]"))

Nothing happens for me

[Bowmore]

If anybody reads this, tell me what happens:

MsgBox(0, "Start Button Text", ControlGetText("", "", "[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd; CLASSNN:Button1; ID:304;]"))

[James]

Thanks Bowmore! Why didn't I manage to do it?

[PsaltyDS]

Thanks Bowmore! Why didn't I manage to do it?

I'm not sure you really mean you didn't understand the difference, but if so:

Your example had the CLASS specification for the window "[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]" run together with the CLASSNN spec for the control "[CLASSNN:Button1]".

Bowmore properly separated the parameters for the ControlGetText() function.

Sorry for the redundant explanation if you already had that.

[James]

No I understand now. I didn't realise that the title was the Shell_TrayWnd.