Reading information from another application's listbox

[plenderj]

Just wondering if anyone has any code to hand to pull the data from another application's listbox or RTB ?

[MetallicaD]

Im sure there is an API to do this.. you probably just need a handle to the other app.. check out the API board

-mcd

[MerrionComputin]

'\\ From the [b]ApiComboControl[/b] class:
Public Enum enComboBoxMessages
    CB_ADDSTRING = &H143
    CB_DELETESTRING = &H144
    CB_DIR = &H145
    CB_FINDSTRING = &H14C
    CB_FINDSTRINGEXACT = &H158
    CB_GETCOUNT = &H146
    CB_GETCURSEL = &H147
    CB_GETDROPPEDCONTROLRECT = &H152
    CB_GETEDITSEL = &H140
    CB_GETLBTEXT = &H148
    CB_GETLBTEXTLEN = &H149
    CB_INSERTSTRING = &H14A
    CB_LIMITTEXT = &H141
    CB_RESETCONTENT = &H14B
    CB_SELECTSTRING = &H14D
    CB_SETCURSEL = &H14E
    CB_SETEDITSEL = &H142
    CB_SHOWDROPDOWN = &H14F
    CB_GETITEMDATA = &H150
    CB_SETITEMDATA = &H151
    CB_SETITEMHEIGHT = &H153
    CB_GETITEMHEIGHT = &H154
    CB_SETEXTENDEDUI = &H155
    CB_GETEXTENDEDUI = &H156
    CB_GETDROPPEDSTATE = &H157
    CB_SETLOCALE = &H159
    CB_GETLOCALE = &H15A
    CB_GETTOPINDEX = &H15B
    CB_SETTOPINDEX = &H15C
    CB_GETHORIZONTALEXTENT = &H15D
    CB_SETHORIZONTALEXTENT = &H15E
    CB_GETDROPPEDWIDTH = &H15F
    CB_SETDROPPEDWIDTH = &H160
    CB_INITSTORAGE = &H161
    CB_MULTIPLEADDSTRING = &H163
End Enum
 
Private Declare Function SendMessageLong Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As enComboBoxMessages, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
 
Public Property Get List(ByVal Index As Long) As String
 
If mHWND <> 0 Then
    Dim lLen As String
    Dim sList As String
    lLen = SendMessageLong(mHWND, CB_GETLBTEXTLEN, Index, 0)
    If lLen > 0 Then
        sList = String$(lLen, 0)
        Call SendMessageLong(mHWND, CB_GETLBTEXT, Index, StrPtr(sList))
        If Err.LastDllError Then
            ReportError Err.LastDllError, CLSNAME & ":List", GetLastSystemError
        End If
    End If
End If
 
End Property

[MetallicaD]

Speak of the devil.. there is its, you mention the acronym API and *poof* it appears!

-mcd

[bail3yz]

I tried that code and cant seem to get it to work, when I used it, sList comes back as "?????????"


any ideas?

[RobDog888]

Thats because the example is for a Combo Box control and not a Listbox control. Just use the constants from the api guide that start with LB_.

[bail3yz]

What LB things could I use?

for GETLBTEXTLEN I used LB_GETCOUNT
and for GETLBTEXT I used LB_GETTEXT
and it doesnt work, for slist I get 1 character reply now, and for ILen I get blank, before with GETLBTEXTLEN I would get an integer value.

any ideas?

[RobDog888]

No, you cant just change the constant name. you need to also change the value.

Private Const LB_GETCOUNT As Long = &H18B
Private Const LB_GETCURSEL As Long = &H188
Private Const LB_GETTEXT As Long = &H189
Private Const LB_GETTEXTLEN As Long = &H18A
 
'Etc.

[bail3yz]

Ihave those consts, I was asking if I was using the right ones. I already had all the values changed ,however it still isnt working.

[RobDog888]

You need to make sure your using the correct window handle for the your listbox

lLen = SendMessageLong([color=red]mHWND[/color], LB_GETCOUNT, Index, 0)

[bail3yz]

I already said I switched those and it isnt working.

Why do you think I am suppost to use Listbox controls?
API spy says it is a combobox.

[bail3yz]

Public Const LB_GETCOUNT = &H18B
Public Const LB_GETTEXT = &H189
 
 
window = FindWindow("classname", vbNullString)
combobox = FindWindowEx(window, 0&, "ComboBox", vbNullString)
If combobox <> 0 Then
    Dim lLen As String
    Dim sList As String
    Dim numItems As Long
    lLen = SendMessageLong(combobox, LB_GETCOUNT, Index, 0)
    If lLen > 0 Then
        sList = String$(lLen, 0)
        Call SendMessageLong(combobox, LB_GETTEXT, Index, StrPtr(sList))
    End If
End If

This is my code , and lLen always comes up as 0, then sList is blank.

[bail3yz]

it is a combobox , so back to using the CB ones..

[bail3yz]

Whats index for in this code?

[RobDog888]

Well seeing how this thread was on how to read a Listbox control in another program. You never said you were using a combo box.
You never posted any code until I PM'd you about it either.

I understand your frustration but I'm out of time tonight.

Sorry and thanks for the negative Rep point when I was just trying to help you.
Robert

[bail3yz]

I PM'd you.

[bail3yz]

Sorry RedDog, I did eventually figure it out (well the jist of it), I was unclear and you misunderstood me, which in the end actually helped. I have a better understanding of it now.

Thanks