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[spiderman]

Hi All,

Is there a way to figure out a controlname instead of it's classname.
I mean, when i build a form in VB.NET I give controls a name like txtFirstName and txtLastName (where txt stands for textbox).
After I compile the program and use AHK to read the controls, I must use Edit1 and Edit2.

Is there a way to get it's original names like it was before it was compiled?


P.S. I asked this question a will ago but didn't get a satisfying answer (http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25065&highlight=)


Thanks in advance

[Lexikos]

[spiderman]

Hi lexikos,

Thank for youre answer.

I'm indeed not tring to get the controlnames from a VB.NET application.
I'm use AHK to handle controls in a application with the name Clarify.
The main issue I have is that controls in Clarify are painted when the program needs them.

So some controls are painted (for example) after pressing a button, or clicking on a tabpage.
This means that a control with the name Edit2 (Lastname) after clicking on a button can become Edit3, because Clarify painted an extra textbox.

For example.
BEFORE clicking some buttons
[Edit11]
X-pos=221
Y-pos=787
Width=89
Height=19

[Edit12]
X-pos=297
Y-pos=944
Width=107
Height=19
Text=Please Specify

[Edit13]
X-pos=404
Y-pos=944
Width=137
Height=19
Text=Specify a Reason

[Edit14]
X-pos=541
Y-pos=944
Width=113
Height=19
Text=Specify a Result[/list]

AFTER clicking some buttons
[Edit19]
X-pos=221
Y-pos=787
Width=89
Height=19

[Edit20]
X-pos=297
Y-pos=944
Width=107
Height=19
Text=Please Specify

[Edit21]
X-pos=404
Y-pos=944
Width=137
Height=19
Text=Specify a Reason

[Edit22]
X-pos=541
Y-pos=944
Width=113
Height=19
Text=Specify a Result

As you can see, the controls are at the same location, with in some cases the same text (if any text), but the classnames are diffrent

So I need a way alway identify the right control.
Hope this makes the problem more clear.

[Lexikos]

Perhaps you could identify them by relative position.

[spiderman]

Hi lexikos,

I'm already started with the WinGet, OutputVar ControlList, WinTitle and try to find some way to identify all the controls. The main issue in this is that we need to use AHK to be used with diffrent users (with diffrent window settings ).

I'm now trying to create some kind of INI file with all the controls. The problem is that there are a lot of screens, with a lot of controls. So this is a very very lot of work, that needs to be done for each user .

So if there is some other way to get always the right control nomatter where it is located or what classname# it has, it would be more then welcome.

[Lexikos]

[spiderman]

Hi lexikos,


I will create a function that can get the classname# from a control that's located 'x' controls next to another control (for example a label).

The functions will be something like

[AHKnow]

Interesting....

[interiot]

[Oberon]

[SomeGuy]

[Oberon]

There are examples posted on this forum and technical details on msdn if you care to search.

[SomeGuy]

all i see is something about calling .net dll's