Thread: Automatically enter text in a dialog box

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    Automatically enter text in a dialog box

    Hi all,

    Is there any API that will enable me to enter a string in the text area of a dialog box?
    As shown in the attached figure, I would like to enter the text c:\temp.ps in the text area as and when the dialog appears. I heard it is possible using SetText() but it doesn't seem very clear in MSDN if it really is possible that way. Is anybody aware of any possible method?

    Also, after the text is entered, I would like to enter the OK button in a similar manner

    Thanks

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    SetDlgItemText or get a handle to the edit control and send WM_SETTEXT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quantum1024
    SetDlgItemText or get a handle to the edit control and send WM_SETTEXT.
    The window is not created by me, so I don't have the handle to the edit control (only the handle to window). Can I still use SetDlgItemText?

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    If you have the control ID of the edit box then you should still be able to use SendDlgItemText. You could aslo use FindWindowEx to get the edit control handle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quantum1024
    If you have the control ID of the edit box then you should still be able to use SendDlgItemText. You could aslo use FindWindowEx to get the edit control handle.
    I used the FindWindowEx to get the handle of the edit text box, but what I actually need to enter a text in it is its ID which is of type int. How do I find this ID then?

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    If you have the handle of the edit control then you can use SendMessage to send the WM_SETTEXT message. I don't know which function returns an ID from a handle value.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leojose
    I used the FindWindowEx to get the handle of the edit text box, but what I actually need to enter a text in it is its ID which is of type int. How do I find this ID then?
    GetDlgCtrlID.
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