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Author Topic: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms  (Read 9418 times)

tinjaw

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I am currently using Au3Info that comes with AutoIt. It almost does what I need. It will identify the control I have my mouse over, but it doesn't seem to pick the proper control. For example, I am looking to grab some text, but when I am over the text it is giving me information that appears to be for the parent control. I am thinking that if I could run a program that gives me a full tree view of all the controls in a form, it would give me what I need.

I assume there are tools for AHK. Any that you like.

I know that Visual Studio has a utility to view windows messages, does it have one to find controls?

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2008, 01:18 PM »
Don't know if this would help specifically in your case but give it a shot:
Nirsoft's SysExporter (http://nirsoft.net/utils/sysexp.html)

It shows you info on "the data stored in standard list-views, tree-views, list boxes, combo boxes, text-boxes, and WebBrowser/HTML controls from almost any application running on your system".

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2008, 05:05 PM »
Interestingly enough, the tool i believe you're looking for also comes from NirSoft: WinExplorer.

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2008, 01:08 AM »
you could also try Winspector.

Ehtyar

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2008, 01:29 AM »
you could also try Winspector.
I lost faith in it just recently, because it doesn't seem to work on vista :( And no updates it seems :S

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2008, 03:26 AM »
WinID (not compatible with Windows Vista)

Control Spy v2.0 or from http://www.microsoft...6&displaylang=en

edit: added link
« Last Edit: January 26, 2008, 04:30 AM by PhilB66 »

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2008, 04:05 AM »
Krichmar Kobi's Spy+capture?  http://www.kobik.net/spy_capture.asp
But it's old so i guess if the others dont work with windows this one might not either..

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2008, 09:39 PM »
Analyzer is another option. Plenty of useful VB Tools on that Website.

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2008, 09:44 PM »
OK, it turns out I was already using the tools I needed just fine. The issue is that labels in VB6 Labels do not have a Handle of their own, these are Owner Drawn Control. Hollow found me some VB code to get labels if they are on a Form the actually looked at heap memory. The ones I need access to are on a Frame. So I am currently SOL. But I have a toolbox of cool new tools. :)

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2008, 10:13 PM »
so tinjaw, what tool were you using originally?

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2008, 10:14 PM »
so tinjaw, what tool were you using originally?
Au3Info that comes with AutoIt.

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Re: Looking for tool to identify windows controls on windows forms
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2008, 10:55 PM »
so tinjaw, what tool were you using originally?
Au3Info that comes with AutoIt.

i just noticed that you've mentioned that in the first sentence in the first post. sorry, must have had too much coffee. :drinksmiley: