Thread: Getting the text from another application

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    Getting the text from another application

    Hi there,

    Let's say, I want to retrieve the text from a specific Edit Control on another running application.

    Could you please explain to me, how I can do this?

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    Which technique would you like?

    Easiest would be FindWindow() / SendMessage()

    Hardest would be code injected into target process and ReadProcessMemory()

    All functions documented on MSDN (msdn.microsoft.com).

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    Right now i'm not interested to know much details,I just want to get my job done.
    Therefore I would prefer the easy way,if possible.

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    Thank you very much.

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    Thank you for the previous reply.
    I understand how to use the SendMessage() to retrieve the text.
    The problem is with the FindWindow().
    Let's say that the other application is Test.exe
    I can get the window handler, of the application by using FindWindow(NULL,"Test").
    But If I use SendMessage with this handler, I only get the text "Test", which is the title of the window.
    I don't need this.

    How can I find the handler for a specific Edit Control,which is inside of Test.exe?
    What data do I need to know to identify it?
    Last edited by chrischar; 08-10-2003 at 06:00 AM.

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