Setting Text Variables From Control Contents

[stevecasper]

I haven't used controls in ME very often (mostly because so few applications support them), but I have an app that does, and I am looking to reduce the number of commands in a particular set of macros I'm modifying.

 

Right now it looks something like this:

 

Get Control %SerialNumber%
Mouse click on Control %SerialNumber%
Clipboard Copy
Set Text Variable %Serial% from Clipboard

 

I would like it to look more like this:

 

Get Control %SerialNumber%
Set Text Variable %Serial% from contents of Control %SerialNumber%

 

 

For some reason I seem to remember this (or something like this) as possible, but I can't seem to put my finger on it. Any help, clarification, or even disappointing revelation that I am mistaken would be appreciated.

[stan]

You can use the Get Control Text command. It saves the text from a control variable into a text string variable.

 

Get Control Text from %SerialNumber% into %Serial%

[stevecasper]

You can use the Get Control Text command. It saves the text from a control variable into a text string variable.

 

Get Control Text from %SerialNumber% into %Serial%

Aha! Thanks Kevin. I was looking under Controls and under Set Variables, I just needed to be more thorough in my Variables category search.

 

Thanks a bunch!