VS 2008 Getting Text From Another Window?
May 19, 2009
I searched the forums to look for an answer and I found several good exemples, but unfortunately, none worked for me..I want to make a little program to read an Edit field on another window. I understand the basic. I need to get the handle of the main window (using FindWindow) and then find the handle of the Edit field (Using FindWindowEx). So far, so good... I think I managed to get those two correctly doing:
Declare Auto Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal strClassName As String, ByVal strWindowText As String) As Long Declare Auto Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Dim hWindow, hText As Long
hWindow = FindWindow("", "Text")
hText = FindWindowEx(hWindow, 0, "Edit", vbNullString)
(Yes the window title is Text :P). Ok now when I do a MsgBox(hText) it does show a long number (not 0) so I believe it found the Edit field (but I'm not so sure on how to verify if it's the right number... tried Spy++ with no luck).Now, this is where I'm stuck. I know I have to use SendMessage() with WM_GETTEXTLENGTH and WM_GETTEXT which I tried maybe in 100 different ways and none of them worked. I either got an OverflowException or my String would stay empty.
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Dec 23, 2009
I have this Quiz software that lets you create online multiple choice quizzes which are great for studying (I am in grad school and I'm trying to use everything I can to learn). So the Quiz software is great but it only lets you input questions by hand, one by one. I took a look at the .xml file that the quiz program spits out and came up with the idea to try and make a converter so that I can import many questions at once. I was hoping to try and solve this limitation by doing the following:
Take a .doc that say a tutor gives us with a bunch of practice questions, and then take that into Crimson Editor, and then format it so the question is on line 1, the multiple choice answers are on lines 3,4,5, and 6, (for the next question, the question would be on line 11, and the answers on lines 13, 14, 15, and 16, and so on) and then take that saved .txt file into my program, hit the generate button, and it will spit out the .xml file, and then import that into the quiz software to generate the online quiz.
Here is an attached screenshot of my program layout so far:
I figured out how to open a text file by watching simple youtube tutorials, but I don't know how to have it generate the stuff and have it show up in the bottom text box. I know how to do the coding to convert the txt to proper xml code but I don't know how to be able to save the contents of the bottom text window to an xml file.
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Sep 2, 2009
i want to put text/images in a window i choose im useing this code to put text into notepad
Imports WindowsApplication1.Class1
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Display_Loop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
Dim hWnd As IntPtr = WinApi.FindWindowA("notepad", Nothing)
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but it is a blinky and doesn't look good at all just keeps Bliking and mix's with stuff is there a better way to put text into a window ? and is there a way i can put images ?
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Aug 5, 2011
i have an external form, and it has a label, which his name is: Static62 how do i read the label into my vb.net program?
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Mar 29, 2011
When I run project splashscreen is popup and then Logon window is run. But unfortunately when Logon window is run the splashscreen still open like maximized window and I cannot see Logon window. How to fix that problem?
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May 8, 2010
I am trying to build a NOTEPAD/WORDPAD like application with vb.net on visual studio 2008.
I need an option to define and choose (MsWord, or CSS like) paragraphs styles, such as: "heading1", "green quotes", etc.
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Aug 21, 2009
i've been trying for a few hours to get the text of a window in a game (a window not owned by my application). i have used a couple different spy programs, and none of them have found the text, either. they display "custom1" for the window's text. it's the play by play window of a baseball text based game. is it possible that some applications are just impossible to get text from?
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Jun 19, 2009
I have a form with some text boxes bound to a dataset using the binding source component I'd like to change one of the unbound fields in the current record programmatically before posting any changes from the bound controls
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Feb 11, 2011
I am trying to find all text from a slightly older application. The thing is, the old scripit from windows NT finds the text I need no problem, but I cant seem to get it myself.
I find the main window, and cycle through its children, but must be looking at something wrong. I am missing 2 things: The title of the app has the name, and then some status information, the status information does not show up on the window title info. The text in the application itself does not reveal itself to me either
Here is a code snippet of how I try to get the info out:
Private Sub gettext(ByVal hd As IntPtr)
Dim Hwnd As IntPtr = hd
'Alloc memory for the buffer that recieves the text
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Sep 9, 2010
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Mar 23, 2011
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Mar 23, 2010
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Jun 21, 2009
Is there a VB code with it i can copy text from a label from other windows (windows of other applications) and paste it in a label or text box ?
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Dec 14, 2011
ok I've read tons and coded tons and I'm just not sure what I'm doing wrong.. I have to assume its because there are 900 ways to do sendmessage with the windows API and I'm just not doing the correct one..
I made an an app that runs up and shows me its window handles.. my other app can find the one textbox and return the handle.. now I just have no clue how to send the message correct to make my string pop up. Do I need just the handle ? or do I need to get the handle of the text property using the getdlgitem ??
Dim ParenthWnd As Long
Dim hWnd As New Long
Dim texthWnd As Long
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Jun 21, 2009
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
' Create a GraphicsPath.
Dim graphics_path As New Drawing2D.GraphicsPath
' Add some text to the path.
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Is what I tried after researching how to get clean text on an aero window, but it is still not nice looking.
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Jun 12, 2011
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Jun 22, 2010
Is there such a code when activated will create a new window and display a text file? Like e.g. (You open the debug), there is a button. If you click the button, a new window pops up and displays a certain text file on the hard drive. P.S. I am using visual basic 2008 express edition
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Text (filename) In Window Border?
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How do I use WM_GETTEXT in VB.net to get text from another applications window? (or any other good solution to the task)
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What i need to know is, is there a way of getting text from a java application/Window.i have search on google for references and have been unsuccessful.
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Is there are VB.net alternative to the C++ command of set active window.text ? (its something like that) baisicly this command renames the active window to what ever you want, is VB.net powerful enough to do this?
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copy entries from the text box to a window behind the program?
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Jun 19, 2010
I have a small application that displays a listbox under the cursor position when the user uses a shortcut key.
When the user double clicks a selection from the listbox I want to insert that selected text at the curser position of that opened window.
Example: user has microsoft word open. He/she uses a shortcut key that displays a listbox just under the cursor position. The listbox has a collection of text. When the user double clicks a selection that selected text is inserted at the cursor position.
I tried the following:
Private Sub ListBox1_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.DoubleClick
Text.Insert(Cursor.Position, ListBox1.SelectedItem)
End Sub
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How can we set the Header Text of a DataGrid in a Window Application.
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I need to write my columns Header name by myself.
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I am wanting to display the contents of the open CMD window in my Rich Text Box.
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am facing overwriting file in window mobile 6 professional.bellow are my code.
when the system start loading:
PrivateSubForm1_Load(ByVal sende System.Object, ByVal System.EventArgs)HandlesMyBase.Load
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I dragged and dropped a label from the toolbox onto a form (Label6) and stupidly went to the properties window and set "Text" to blank. Label6 shows when the program is run using F5 but does not show on the design surface if I want to move or remove it. How do I get it back onto the design surface or remove it completely?
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