Find Any word at the screen

[GruchaBks]

Hi, what function(?) should I use? I'd like to make script to find any word ( specifed in script) on the screen. Im completty new here

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[torels]

in the whole screen or in a window ??

anyway if it is in the whole screen the only thing I have in mind is finding a way of recognizing a text... maybe using gdi+. I saw somwthing on the forum that did the job... but I don't remember where, try doing a search

regards

[GruchaBks]

in the whole screen or in a window ??

anyway if it is in the whole screen the only thing I have in mind is finding a way of recognizing a text... maybe using gdi+. I saw somwthing on the forum that did the job... but I don't remember where, try doing a search

regards

in active window, i tried this:

Send("^f)

Send("my word")

Send("{enter})

but i need something what can automatically detect word... means: script is doing something, and when small window with "my word" pops-up, script will do another operation. And at te and returns to the first one. So, operation "A" is repeating until script detect "my word", then makes operation "B", after that script comes back to operation "A"...

[youknowwho4eva]

well if its in a window just use if winexists("","word")

[torels]

he needs the text in the whole screen I think...

maybe could get a list of the active windows and search for text in each

[DW1]

This will probably require some OCR (optical character recognition).

Do a forum search on OCR to find a ton of information.

[youknowwho4eva]

blah blah blah

...and when small window with "my word" pops-up, script will do another operation...

more stuff

[GruchaBks]

look:

script have to click Vs every few seconds, and when this message box window ( thr right one) pops-up, script should check the name of sender ( here "Grucha-Bks"). If sender is the same as pre-definied, script should click on message from him and answer him I have problem with finding the word ( sender). normally ctr;+f find it, so i think isnt necessary using ocr i think... mby im wrong... i tried "StringInStr"(?), ControlGetText, and it doesnt word >_<

[SmOke_N]

The link to your thumbnail is broken, no on can see it/recognize it.

[GruchaBks]

so look here:

[SmOke_N]

You could probably do this very easily with the _IE* functions in the help file. There are many examples... and this would be much easier than what you are attempting.

[GruchaBks]

is _IEBodyGetText correct? I want to catch text from hoolsgame.com, where have i to put this addres?

[GruchaBks]

bump

[martin]

bump

The _ie bfuinctions should be able to do what you want, but maybe so would Send("^a") Send("^c").

[GruchaBks]

The _ie bfuinctions should be able to do what you want, but maybe so would Send("^a") Send("^c").

i dont understand english to much.... so can u explain me one thing? for example: _IELinkClickByText ( ByRef $o_object, $s_linkText [, $i_index = 0], $f_wait = 1]] )

What does bolded thing means? Can i paste there my website adress or what? I know there can i set: form, basic, etc...

[martin]

i dont understand english to much.... so can u explain me one thing? for example: _IELinkClickByText ( ByRef $o_object, $s_linkText [, $i_index = 0], $f_wait = 1]] )

What does bolded thing means? Can i paste there my website adress or what? I know there can i set: form, basic, etc...

It's the object returned by _IECreate which you must use first.

This gets the text

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IECreate("http://www.hoolsgame.com")
$sText = _IEBodyReadText ($oIE)
MsgBox(0, "Body Text", $sText)

[GruchaBks]

It's the object returned by _IECreate which you must use first.

This gets the text

#include <IE.au3>
$oIE = _IECreate("http://www.hoolsgame.com")
$sText = _IEBodyReadText ($oIE)
MsgBox(0, "Body Text", $sText)

so 1: makes window with game

2: what here?

3: msg

so where should i set my "word" ? "Body Text"?

[GruchaBks]

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[GruchaBks]

Come on guyz...