Get value from other autoit exe

[andrewfam]

Hi all,

I have two autoit files. One is Main.exe, it has GUIs on it. Other is Secondary.exe, it is just a script and doesn't have any GUI.

I run these files simultaneously. They both use while loops in their scripts.

I start with the Main.exe and use Run command to execute Secondary.exe.

My question is:

Can I get a value of one of the controls from Main.exe and pass it to Secondary.exe?

Thanks

Andrew

[Richard Robertson]

Yes. The ControlGetText function works on AutoIt GUIs too.

[andrewfam]

Thanks for the fast reply, Richard.

Does this function work with slider control?

I used Autoit v3 Window Info Tool and it gave me this information:

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: Main

Class: AutoIt v3 GUI

Position: 847, 121

Size: 397, 569

Style: 0x94CA0000

ExStyle: 0x00000108

Handle: 0x00320458

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: msctls_trackbar32

Instance: 9

ClassnameNN: msctls_trackbar329

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:msctls_trackbar32; INSTANCE:9]

ID: 45

Text:

Position: 113, 304

Size: 249, 25

ControlClick Coords: 117, 10

Style: 0x50000001

ExStyle: 0x00000000

Handle: 0x001204AA

How can I use ControlGetText function to read the position of the slider?

Thanks

Andrew

[Richard Robertson]

No, that function is for text.

For your slider control, use the GuiSlider UDFs. It's part of the AutoIt install.

[andrewfam]

Thanks for pointing me to the right direction. I got the information from the help file:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_au3check_parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiSlider.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

$Debug_S = False; Check ClassName being passed to functions, set to True and use a handle to another control to see it work

_Main()

Func _Main()
    Local $hSlider

   ; Create GUI
    GUICreate("Slider Get Pos", 400, 296)
    $hSlider = GUICtrlCreateSlider(2, 2, 396, 20, BitOR($TBS_TOOLTIPS, $TBS_AUTOTICKS, $TBS_ENABLESELRANGE))
    GUISetState()

   ; Set Pos
    _GUICtrlSlider_SetPos($hSlider, Random(0, 100, 1))

   ; Get Pos
    MsgBox(4160, "Information", "Pos: " & _GUICtrlSlider_GetPos($hSlider))

   ; Loop until user exits
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc  ;==>_Main

I can see it shows the value within this script, but I don't know how to pass this handle to another script.

Thanks

Andrew

[Richard Robertson]

I figured you'd have the second script read it. Can you not do that?

[PsaltyDS]

I can see it shows the value within this script, but I don't know how to pass this handle to another script.

No need to pass it, the second script can get the control handle with ControlGetHandle() the same way you would with a third-party app.

[andrewfam]

Finally I got it.

On the second script I used ControlGetHandle() like PsaltyDs suggested.

$handle = ControlGetHandle("Slider Get Pos", "", 3)

And then I used _GUICtrlSlider_GetPos() like Richard advised.

MsgBox(4096, "Test", "Pos: " & _GUICtrlSlider_GetPos($handle) , 10)

Thank you, Richard & PsaltyDS.