Method WinGetText

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Method Reference

WinGetText

Retrieves the text from a window

WinGetText "title" [, "text"]

Parameters

title The title of the window to read.
text Optional: The text of the window to read.

Return Value

Returns a string containing the window text read.

Remarks

Up to 64KB of window text can be retrieved. WinGetText works on minimized windows, but only works on hidden windows if you've set AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
If multiple windows match the criteria for WinGetText, the information for the most recently active match is returned.
Use WinGetText("") to get the active window's text.

Related

ControlGetText, WinGetTitle

Example


Set oAutoIt = WScript.CreateObject("AutoItX3.Control")
text = oAutoIt.WinGetText("Untitled -", "")
WScript.Echo "Text read was:" & text
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