How to get Tab names?

[kra55]

Hey all have been playing around with Tabs now

So far i can tabright and left and also retrive the current tab as a number/instance.....I have looked around and cannot see how retrive the name of the selected tab rather then the number. If this is possible please advise...Thanking you in advance

Below is what i am using atm but as the tabs change i really need this to be based on name....

$test = ControlCommand("Chicken", "", "[CLASS:SysTabControl32; INSTANCE:2]", "CurrentTab", "")

Edited April 27, 2009 by kra55

[exodius]

Just to clarify, you want the text on the tab?

And also, I take it this is in a secondhand-window (as in not an autoit gui that you're making?)?

[kra55]

Sorry that is correct the text/heading off the tab itself

And once again you are correct this is a separate window/ not a user created Autoit gui

Im not sure if this makes a difference but when I use the info tool it does show the headings under the visible text..

Thank you

[kra55]

As no replies guessing this may not be possible - Im guessing the alternative will be for valadate what tab i am on by what is displayed in the tab......Assuming they are all differant which they are.....

[kra55]

Ok so what i have done below basically searchs the tabs for a particular label once this is found it stops.....

Im guessing i could prob make this more efficiant but im happy to just have somthing

Now i am dealing with SysListControl....omfg what a pain.....

;go to first tab
While ControlCommand("chicken", "", "[CLASS:SysTabControl32; INSTANCE:2]", "CurrentTab", "") <> 1
    ControlCommand("chicken", "", "[CLASS:SysTabControl32; INSTANCE:2]", "TabLeft", "")
Sleep(50)
WEnd
; Search Tabs forcontacts to show we are on the contacts tab
While ControlGetText("chicken", "", "Static19") <> "contacts:"
    ControlCommand("chicken", "", "[CLASS:SysTabControl32; INSTANCE:2]", "TabRight", "")
    Sleep(50)
WEnd