August 11, 2008 - WinTask - Getting Properties of Objects

When using WinTask as a test tool, we often want to get a property (text, selection, etc) from an object.  Here are some methods to do so.

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' Getting Properties (text, etc) from various objects
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' Author: Joe Strazzere

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' Get Text from a multiline edit box
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|Edit|Untitled - Notepad|1",1,1)

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' Get Text from an edit box
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|Edit|Find|1",1,1)

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' Get Seletion from a ComboBox
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ComboBox|Font|5",1,1)

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' Get the text from a ComboLBox
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ComboLBox|Font|1",1,1)

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' Get the text from a Static field
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|Static|Microsoft ® Notepad",1,1)

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' Get the text from a SysListView32 control
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result_capture$ = Capture$("NOTEPAD.EXE|SysListView32|FolderView",1,1)

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' Get the nth item from a ComboBox
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var$ = ListItem$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ComboBox|Page Setup|1",2)

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' Get the nth item from a Listbox
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var$ = ListItem$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ListBox|About|1",2)

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' Get the Selected item from a ComboBox
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var$ = SelectedItem$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ComboBox|Page Setup|1")

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' Get the nth item from a Listbox
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var$ = SelectedItem$("NOTEPAD.EXE|ListBox|About|1")

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' Check for the existence of a given window
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ret = ExistW("NOTEPAD.EXE|Button|OK")

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' Determine if a Checkbox is checked or not
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ret = CheckedW("NOTEPAD.EXE|Button|Match &case")

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' Determine if a Radio Button is checked or not
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ret = CheckedW("NOTEPAD.EXE|Button|P&ortrait")

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' Determine if a given window is enabled or not
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ret = EnabledW("NOTEPAD.EXE|Button|&Find Next")

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