Hi,

Thanks for the prompt response. I apologise for not responding sooner. There was a typo in my original mail - I am using WMGetText() method to extract text from the window object and not GetWindowText(). I am not trying to control Internet Explorer (the browser) - for this the "SAMIE" sourcforge project would be most suitable. I have an application that displays lots of messages in a window for operatotrs/users to read and act upon. Using Spy++, I have determined that this display window is of type "Internet Explorer_Server". Unfortunately, the WMGetText() api is not able to extract window text from "Internet Explorer_Server" class.

The closest reference to my current problem (searching google) is this codeguru page http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/I-N/internet/instantmessaging/article.php/c6225/. The codeguru example talks of retrieving text from a yahoo messenger chat window. In my case, the application is different but the target window class from which I need to extract text is the same.

<aside> I assure you that I dont like spyware/virii any better than you do. I am trying to automate some gui tests and it works ok for regular edit windows - but I have run into a roadblock with this "Internet Explorer_server" class of windows. </aside>

In reply to Re^2: Using Win32::GuiTest with Explorer_Server by Anonymous Monk
in thread Using Win32::GuiTest with Explorer_Server by Anonymous Monk

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