Understanding GetControlText>

[EnderFFX]

Any suggestion on how to go through all of the classes and instances of a window code wise to determine all control text of a window?

I'm getting text from a window through getcontroltext and i'm just trying to determine where it is from.

[Marcus Tettmar]

To get ALL control text of a window just use GetWindowText - it basically works by calling GetControlText for each control on the window.

To see what text these functions can retrieve use the "View System Windows" tool under the Tools menu.

You will be able to retrieve more text with the GetTextAt, GetTextInRect and GetWindowTextEx functions.

[EnderFFX]

Can you explain how GetTextAtPoint works?

Is it working graphically to determine what text is within the area or is it pulling the control text from the location? I've read the description a couple times and it just seems too vague.

Thank you for the help.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Maybe this will help:
http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2007/12/12/c ... reen-text/

GetTextAtPoint is given an X,Y screen coordinate and it retrieves whatever text can be detected at that point on the screen. These commands "listen" to other applications calling system functions such as "TextOut" thereby intercepting what text other apps send to the screen.

[EnderFFX]

Maybe this will help:
http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2007/12/12/c ... reen-text/

GetTextAtPoint is given an X,Y screen coordinate and it retrieves whatever text can be detected at that point on the screen. These commands "listen" to other applications calling system functions such as "TextOut" thereby intercepting what text other apps send to the screen.

That helps and the blog helps as well. I'm probably going to need to run a few examples before my next questions. Thank you for your help!

[addiktion]

Is this specific GetTextAtPoint feature only in 10+?

[Marcus Tettmar]

Yes, GetTextAtPoint, GetTextInRect and GetWindowTextEx were introduced with version 10:

http://www.mjtnet.com/mswhatsnew.htm