Window Spy - how to target GUI fields, work around? added pictures Topic is solved

[DanRim]

Hello,

Maybe some GUI experts could guide me a little bit.
At work I have AHK GUI tracker. I do not have access to script. GUI have Buttons, Edit boxes, Text, Drop Down and so on.
By using Window Spy I see that programmer have set the same class to all elements and I can not target with ControlSend Edit fields and dropdown.

Pictures from google.
In picture where is WIndow Spy you will see ClassNN: Edit2. this Class is the same for all elements - edit and drop down
Section 2 - is all the time the same, it does not changes while I move mouse around the GUI
Section 1 - x and y values changes.

How could I target those fields? Who can I send some data to Edit fields and select from dropdown what I need?

[Hellbent]

What does the "Follow Mouse" checkbox do?

[DanRim]

@Hellbent Thank you for your question. It seems that Window Spy which can be activated at my work pc do not have that "Follow Mouse" Checkbox. I think there is not reasonable work around it this situation. Not sure why programmer made all Edit inputs with the same ClassNN.

Maybe you could give advice on this 2 questions?

1) How to use ControlSend if GUI dropdown have ClassNN and in droprdown list is 5 items?
2) If I have Edit input and I want to clear that input first, and then paste smth. I tried example ComandSend, Edit1

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;this does not work also, I tried and to add sleep between lines

SetTitleMatchMode,2
ControlSend, Edit1, {Ctrl down}a{Ctrl up}{Backspace}, Title of Gui ;mark and clear content
ControlSend, Edit1, this is my text , Title of Gui  ;text to paste

Return

[tank]

thats a combobox it looks like try the choose subcommand based on the text you want to select

[Hellbent]

@Hellbent Thank you for your question. It seems that Window Spy which can be activated at my work pc do not have that "Follow Mouse" Checkbox. I think there is not reasonable work around it this situation. Not sure why programmer made all Edit inputs with the same ClassNN.

Ok.
Got a bit distracted by this.

Section 2 - is all the time the same, it does not changes while I move mouse around the GUI
Section 1 - x and y values changes.

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You can get the owner of the edit by putting your cursor over the down arrow

[DanRim]

@Hellbent & @tank Thank you for your comments and visual examples. You both right - it seems Combobox. I will try find in documentation how to choose item from such dropdown list while the edit label is freezed and to type inside is not possible.

Thank you!