Autoit Control Command

Autoit Control Command Using c#

Sends a command to a control.

ControlCommand ( "title", "text", controlID, "command" [, "option"] )

Parameters

title	The title of the window to access.
text	The text of the window to access.
controlID	The control to interact with. See Controls.
command	The command to send to the control.
option	[optional] Additional parameter required by some commands.

Return Value

Depends on command as table below shows. In case of an error (such as an invalid command or window/control), @error=1.

Command, Option	Return Value
"IsVisible", ""	Returns 1 if Control is visible, 0 otherwise
"IsEnabled", ""	Returns 1 if Control is enabled, 0 otherwise
"ShowDropDown", ""	Drops a ComboBox
"HideDropDown", ""	Undrops a ComboBox
"AddString", 'string'	Adds a string to the end in a ListBox or ComboBox
"DelString", occurrence	Deletes a string according to occurrence in a ListBox or ComboBox
"FindString", 'string'	Returns occurrence ref of the exact string in a ListBox or ComboBox
"SetCurrentSelection", occurrence	Sets selection to occurrence ref in a ListBox or ComboBox
"SelectString", 'string'	Sets selection according to string in a ListBox or ComboBox
"IsChecked", ""	Returns 1 if Button is checked, 0 otherwise
"Check", ""	Checks radio or check Button
"UnCheck", ""	Unchecks radio or check Button
"GetCurrentLine", ""	Returns the line # where the caret is in an Edit
"GetCurrentCol", ""	Returns the column # where the caret is in an Edit
"GetCurrentSelection", ""	Returns name of the currently selected item in a ListBox or ComboBox
"GetLineCount", ""	Returns # of lines in an Edit
"GetLine", line#	Returns text at line # passed of an Edit
"GetSelected", ""	Returns selected text of an Edit
"EditPaste", 'string'	Pastes the 'string' at the Edit's caret position
"CurrentTab", ""	Returns the current Tab shown of a SysTabControl32
"TabRight", ""	Moves to the next tab to the right of a SysTabControl32
"TabLeft", ""	Moves to the next tab to the left of a SysTabControl32
"SendCommandID", Command ID	Simulates the WM_COMMAND message. Usually used for ToolbarWindow32 controls - use the ToolBar tab of Au3Info to get the Command ID.

Remarks

Some controls will resist automation unless they are the active window. Use the WinActivate() function to force the control's window to the top before using ControlCommand() on these controls.

Certain commands that work on normal Combo and ListBoxes do not work on "ComboLBox" controls.

Source : Autoit Help Document

Source Code In C#

Parameter requires :
Title : [CLASS:Notepad]
Text : ""
Control : Edit1
Command : GetLineCount
Extra : ""

 private void controlCommandButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //open notepad program
            autoit.Run("notepad.exe", "", 1);

            //wait notepad opened until 10 seconds
            autoit.WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10);

           //get line count
            string strText = autoit.ControlCommand("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", "Edit1", "GetLineCount", "");
        }

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