Edit the controls of a window

[Floppy]

Hi, sorry for my bad english, but I'm italian.

I would write a program that edit a control on the Windows Live Messenger window. I'm tried to use the AutoIt Window Info too, but it select all window...How can I do?

thanks in advance

[Zedna]

What do you mean by "edit a control"?

- change its position

- change its content

Very important is ClassNameNN of your control.

[Skruge]

If you're not able to get the information you need from the AutoIt Window Info tool, try looking at the output of WinGetClassList.

[bo8ster]

You probably want the ControlCommand function.

Also look at ControlGetHandle to get a Control Handle to control you want to edit.

[Floppy]

I want to change the content of the control...I wrote this script...

#cs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 AutoIt Version: 3.2.12.1
 Author:         myName

 Script Function:
    Template AutoIt script.

#ce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

$win_title="Windows Live Messenger"
WinWaitActive($win_title)
$handle=ControlGetHandle($win_title,"","Edit1")
ControlSend($win_title,"",$handle,"Test")

...but it renames the "Find contact" fileld...instead I want to edit the UserName and the Personal Message fields. thank you

[Skruge]

Looks like Edit1 isn't the right field. You can try Edit2, 3, etc...

See if ControlGetFocus is able to identify it for you.

[Floppy]

I'm replaced the "Edit1" with other numbers ("Edit2","Edit3",ecc.) but it still renames the "Find contact" fileld...

[ProgAndy]

This won't work, i think:

$handle=ControlGetHandle($win_title,"","Edit1")
ControlSend($win_title,"",$handle,"Test")

you should better use

$ClassNN="Edit1"
ControlSend($win_title,"",$ClassNN,"Test")

[Floppy]

This won't work, i think:

$handle=ControlGetHandle($win_title,"","Edit1")
ControlSend($win_title,"",$handle,"Test")

you should better use

$ClassNN="Edit1"
ControlSend($win_title,"",$ClassNN,"Test")

Doesn't work... Edited December 23, 2008 by FSoft

[Zedna]

Try this:

ControlFocus($win_title,"","Edit1")
ControlSetText($win_title,"","Edit1","Test")

[Floppy]

Try this:

ControlFocus($win_title,"","Edit1")
ControlSetText($win_title,"","Edit1","Test")

Sorry, but doesn't work...

[yehia]

again i was running on to the same problem and no one knew the solution but after 4 days of googlin

1- windows live messenger uses windowless controls.

2- windowless controls do not get registered in windows when created cos they draw them selves.

3- u will never be able to get the windowless control handle in anyway

4- ur only chance is the COM objects to get what u want

5- or u can start reading about accessibility

btw im working on a msg notifier so if anyone have any idea about the live objects u can help meh

GL