Couldn't you move the cursor to the frame and do FindColors and limit it to the frame and when found do a GetColorField of the text? Or is the text scattered around the frame? Jerry On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:33 AM, GianniP46 <giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ok, thanks I got this working now, but I only need text with certain colors > spoken. I know how to do this in the frame manager, but can you get this to > work with the GetTextInFrame Function? > In other words can you only get text with specific attributes? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Geoff Chapman > To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:57 PM > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: GetTextInFrame > > hi Gian. > > I can probably speak somewhat into this one, but I just haven't been able > to > make the time to do it properly! never enough time! > > but, in very basic untested form, which I realize is not how you've asked > for it, wouldn't you just wanna do something like: > define CrateName as a local or global string variable, let's say local for > sake of argument near the beginning of your script, after the term > var > to denote variable list, (though in all standard protocol you should > really > probably call it, > var > string sCrateName > > ; (the preceeding lower case s, indicating that it's a string variable, > ; wouldn't you then just do something like: > let sCrateName = GetTextInFrame ("MyFrameName") > if StringContains (sCrateName, "TextToWatchFor") then > ; do whatever you need. > EndIf > > something like that? > > however what I'm not sure about here is, and what I do keep insisting you > reeally need to work on getting down too if your gunna work with frames, > is > to insure that their validation criteria is accurate. i.e. that their > WindowTitle, or Class parameter, far more often the former than the latter > is problematic in my experience, > is not breaking the frame from working. > > gotta run. see how you go with this so far. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GianniP46" <giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "JawsScriptsList" <JawsScripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:57 PM > Subject: [jawsscripts] GetTextInFrame > > > > Hi all, > > Can someone give me some sample code to get the text that is in a frame > that is already defined and have that text assigned to a string variable > called CrateName. > > I am trying to check a frame to see if it contains certain text. If it > does, then I need to do something in particular. > > Thanks! > > > > > > Gian Pedulla > > GianniP46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > LETS! GO! METS! > > __________ > > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository > http://jawsscripts.com > > > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.129/2606 - Release Date: > 01/07/10 14:35:00 > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at http://www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts