[SOLVED]how to get text of tooltip in window

[Hypertrophy]

is there a command for this?

Edited July 17, 2009 by Hypertrophy

[dantay9]

I do not think so, but you should say whether it is a gui tooltip or a windows tooltip in case I am wrong. That will help the next person in line.

Edited June 29, 2009 by dantay9

[Hypertrophy]

Don't know what the difference is dantay but I used GUICtrlSetTip to create the tip.

[bogQ]

Don't know what the difference is dantay but I used GUICtrlSetTip to create the tip.

try with _GUIToolTip_GetText()

[Hypertrophy]

what is the point of $htool and $iId? and i dont think it will work with GUICtrlSetTip().

Edited July 1, 2009 by Hypertrophy

[bogQ]

what is the point of $htool and $iId? and i dont think it will work with GUICtrlSetTip().

you only need to hit search button on right uper corrner of forum to finde almost anything you need

from topic Question about tooltips, How to get text from tooltips

I think the $ID is the id you used when you created the toolbar component as in

_GUICtrlToolbar_AddButton ($hToolbar, $ID, $STD_FILENEW)

So if the first id you used was 1000 then the id's are 1000, 1001,1002,.. 1007

I haven't tried it the way you showed so I could be wrong.

You can read the text of a displayed tooltip, so for your testing you could move the mouse over the control and check that the tooltip text is correct.

#include <array.au3>
#include <windowsconstants.au3>

$lastList = ''
$gui = GUICreate("test tool tip reading")
$but1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("sample button",50,50,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"this is the tooltip for $But1")
$but2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Another one",50,150,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"Tooltip for $but2, but try controls in any other app too.")
GUISetState()
While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
    
    $List = ''
    $wl = WinList("[class:tooltips_class32]");get all th etooltips

    For $n = 1 To $wl[0][0]
        If BitAND(WinGetState($wl[$n][1]), 2) Then;if visible
            $List &= WinGetTitle($wl[$n][1]) & '; '; read the title, which for a tooltip is the text
        EndIf
    Next
        If $List <> $lastList And $List <> '' Then
            ConsoleWrite($List & "Previous = " & $lastlist & @CRLF)
            $lastList = $List
        EndIf

WEnd

Edited July 1, 2009 by bogQ

[Hypertrophy]

thanks. trying to make this into a function. no luck

#include <array.au3>
#include <windowsconstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

$lastList = ''
$gui = GUICreate("test tool tip reading")
$but1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("sample button",50,50,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"this is the tooltip for $But1")
$but2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Another one",50,150,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"Tooltip for $but2, but try controls in any other app too.")
$button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show me the tooltip text", 100, 20, 150)
GUISetState()
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg(1)
    Switch $msg[0]
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit 0
        Case $button3
            GetTipText()
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func GetTipText()
     $List = ''
    $wl = WinList("[class:tooltips_class32]");get all th etooltips

    For $n = 1 To $wl[0][0]
        If BitAND(WinGetState($wl[$n][1]), 2) Then;if visible
            $List &= WinGetTitle($wl[$n][1]) & '; '; read the title, which for a tooltip is the text
        EndIf
    Next
        If $List <> $lastList And $List <> '' Then
            ConsoleWrite($List & "Previous = " & $lastlist & @CRLF)
            $lastList = $List
        EndIf
EndFunc

[bogQ]

thanks. trying to make this into a function. no luck

#include <array.au3>
#include <windowsconstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
$lastList = ''
$data = ''
$gui = GUICreate("test tool tip reading")
$but1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("sample button",50,50,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"this is the tooltip for $But1")
$but2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Another one",50,150,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"Tooltip for $but2, but try controls in any other app too.")
$but3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Show me last the tooltip text",50,100,150,22)

GUISetState()
Do
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    $List = ''
    $wl = WinList("[class:tooltips_class32]");get all th etooltips

    For $n = 1 To $wl[0][0]
        If BitAND(WinGetState($wl[$n][1]), 2) Then;if visible
            $List &= WinGetTitle($wl[$n][1]) & '; '; read the title, which for a tooltip is the text
        EndIf
    Next
    If $List <> $lastList And $List <> '' Then
        ConsoleWrite($List & "Previous = " & $lastlist & @CRLF)
        If $List <> "" Then $data = $lastlist
        $lastList = $List
    EndIf
    If $msg = $but3 Then MsgBox(0,"Last tooltip active",$data)

Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Edited July 1, 2009 by bogQ

[Hypertrophy]

thanks but i cant use it this way in my code. i need to be able to call it in a function whenever i need.

[bogQ]

thanks but i cant use it this way in my code. i need to be able to call it in a function whenever i need.

then youl probably need hotkey() command

something like this

#include <array.au3>
#include <windowsconstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
HotKeySet("{F11}","tooltips")
Global $lastList = '',$data  = '',$List = ''
$gui = GUICreate("test tool tip reading")
$but1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("sample button",50,50,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"this is the tooltip for $But1")
$but2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Another one",50,150,120,22)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1,"Tooltip for $but2, but try controls in any other app too.")
GUISetState()
Do
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Func tooltips()
    $wl = WinList("[class:tooltips_class32]");get all th etooltips
    For $n = 1 To $wl[0][0]
        If BitAND(WinGetState($wl[$n][1]), 2) Then;if visible
            $List = WinGetTitle($wl[$n][1]); read the title, which for a tooltip is the text
        EndIf
    Next
    If $List <> $lastList And $List <> '' Then
        MsgBox(0,"Active ToolTip",$List)
    Else
        MsgBox(0,"Sry","There arnt any tooltips in this Gui at the moment")
    EndIf
EndFunc

[Hypertrophy]

thank you bogQ. this has really helped me understand the concept of using this method.

[Hypertrophy]

there any way to call this function besides using a hotkey? like a button or context menu?

Fixed: Instead of using tooltips I just used the GUI's title.

Edited July 17, 2009 by Hypertrophy