[jawsscripts] Re: Getting text in an edit field

  • From: "jaws tech" <jawsmaster@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:53 -0400

This is what I have done in the past.  However, I am essentially scraping a
screen that
has 8-10 of these edit fields and that method has been problematic at best.
There are timing
issues and it takes quite a bit of time.  I am storing the text from each
field in a variable for
subsequent input into another app.   I think a method involving SendMessage
or
something like this would be more reliable and quick.  However, I'm not sure
how to use this
method.  Documentation for Sendmessage is suprisingly sparse....

On 5/19/08, The dark Count <darkcount1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> If the text can be selected, you may try copying to clipboard using the jf=
> w functions.
> Then display the text in the virtual buffer.
>
> D C
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> Subject: [jawsscripts] Getting text in an edit field
> Date: 19 May 2008
>
> I have an edit field that contains text that is too long to be fully
> displayed.  When I use functions such
> as GetWindowText() it only returns the visible text.  Same thing when usin=
> g
> the home row functions.
> What is the best way to get the full string of text in this situation??
>
> thanks
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