Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Automatic Installation Tool Description and Reference

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AIT_GetIndexTextLen

Description

Acquires the length of the item text specified by an index from a specific control in the active window.

Format

bool AIT_GetIndexTextLen  (
  string strCaption,    // Control's caption
  integer nCtrlType,    // Control type
  integer nIndex,       // Index
  integer nTextLen      // Text length
  [,float fTimeOut]     // Time-out
);
bool AIT_GetIndexTextLen  (
  integer nCtrlID,      // Control ID
  integer nCtrlType,    // Control type
  integer nIndex,       // Index
  integer nTextLen      // Text length
  [,float fTimeOut]     // Time-out
);

Parameters

strCaption (input)

Specify the caption of a control.

nCtrlID (input)

Specify a control ID.

nCtrlType (input)

Specify a control type, which must be one of the following values.

Value Description
COMBO_CTRL The control type is a combo box.
LISTBOX_CTRL The control type is a list box.
TREE_CTRL The control type is a tree control.
LIST_CTRL The control type is a list control.

nIndex (input)

Specify the index of the item text you want to acquire. The default index value is 0.

nTextLen (output)

Specify a variable to receive the length of the item text with an index set on the control. When the function returns, the variable stores the length of the item text.

fTimeOut (input, optional)

Specify the maximum time this function can use to find the control, in units of seconds. The default is the value set in the AIT_SetDefaultWaitTimeout function.

Return values

The return value is true if the function was executed normally, and false if not. If the function has returned false, you can use AIT_GetLastError to acquire an extended error code. The following gives the error codes that AIT_GetLastError may return.

Extended error number Error code
6 ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
8 ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
14 ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY
87 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
112 ERROR_DISK_FULL
1400 ERROR_INVALID_WINDOW_HANDLE
1460 ERROR_TIMEOUT

Note

You can identify the control by using a complete caption or an associated label name or specifying the first part of such a caption or label name. When specifying the first part, prefix a swung dash (~) to the character string that you specify.