Get the specified amount of text on the screen. The string will be truncated if it is longer than the number of characters specified. The top row is row 1; the left-most column is 1.
Parameters
|
Row |
The row of text to return. |
|
Column |
The column of text to return. |
|
Maximum Length |
The maximum number of characters to get from the screen. |
Format
Get_Screen_Text_Length (Row, Column, Maximum Length)
Return Value
Returns the text starting at the specified screen position up to the right side of the display.
Example
Script(Get_Screen_Text_Length_Test)
String(strScreenText)
Number(nRow)
Number(nColumn)
Number(nMaxCharacters)
Activate(From_Menu)
nRow = Ask_Number("Enter row, top row is 1", "Get_Screen_Text_Test", 1, 99, 1)
nColumn = Ask_Number("Enter column, top column is 1", "Get_Screen_Text_Test", 1, 99, 1)
nMaxCharacters = Ask_Number("Enter maximum text length", "Get_Screen_Text_Test", 1, 99, 25)
strScreenText = Get_Screen_Text_Length(nRow, nColumn, nMaxCharacters)
Ask_OK(strScreenText, "ScreenText")
Return
See Also
Speech_To_Text, Search_Screen, Get_Field_Index, Get_Field_Row, Get_Screen_Text, Get_Screen_Text_Columns, Get_Screen_Rows, Get_Position_Row, String_Equal, Ask_String
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