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OhYeahLach
Feb 28th, 2001, 05:42 PM
How do find properties of controls of other applications?

For example: Looking to find the properties (ID,Value,Text, Enabled, etc...) of a text box on Internet Explorer.

We found APIs to find the handle, coordindates, caption, class.
Mar 2nd, 2001, 10:41 AM
How DID you find the handle and control type?

You must send windowmessages to the control to get at the properties. I'm not quite sure how it works either, but I need to know how to find the handle & control type.

Gerco.
Mar 2nd, 2001, 02:22 PM
The GetWindowLong function will get the styles and extended styles.
Lord Orwell
Mar 3rd, 2001, 02:57 AM
a& = SendMessage(iCheck&, BM_GETCHECK, 0&, 0&)
would return the state of a checkbox, given the handle of it (iCheck). A lot of controls have similar constants. confusingly, list boxes and combo boxes have different constants.
ExtremePimpness
Mar 3rd, 2001, 03:31 AM
Lord Orwell you are up really early it is 4:30 herein indiana. :)
Not me though i haven't been to bed yet:)
Lord Orwell
Mar 3rd, 2001, 04:28 AM
im in a different time zone. (live near evansville) and i haven't been to bed yet either :)
ExtremePimpness
Mar 3rd, 2001, 04:31 AM
oh that is why :D
have you tried out the new browser thing that is being developed for this forum?
Mar 3rd, 2001, 08:12 AM
Sounds nice... do you know what the constant is for setting the passwordchar on textboxes?

Gerco.
Mar 3rd, 2001, 10:25 AM
Here it is

Private Const EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR = &HCC
Mar 3rd, 2001, 10:28 AM
Here is the full code.

Private Const EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR = &HCC
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

'Usage
SendMessage EditHwnd, EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR, byVal "*", 0
fatehi
Feb 22nd, 2005, 06:38 AM
a& = SendMessage(iCheck&, BM_GETCHECK, 0&, 0&)
would return the state of a checkbox, given the handle of it (iCheck). A lot of controls have similar constants. confusingly, list boxes and combo boxes have different constants.


Hi!
Would you please tell me a site or URL that contains the constant values? for example the value for BM_GETCHECK (that i need it but i cant find!!)
manavo11
Feb 22nd, 2005, 03:31 PM
The specific constant is :

Const BM_GETCHECK As Long = &HF0&

You can use the API Viewer to find the constants : http://www.activevb.de/rubriken/apiviewer/index-apiviewereng.html

:)