How i can read textboxes from others programs?

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#1 Lukas S.  Icon User is offline

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How i can read textboxes from others programs?

Posted 21 August 2012 - 05:34 AM

Is this possible ? Get text from others programs? i was trying to do for windows media player for knowing the time of the file that is playing and when it's finished i want that WMP just close. WMP is not working anymore with Parameters soo this is the only way ... can anyone teach me how to do this ?
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Re: How i can read textboxes from others programs?

Posted 21 August 2012 - 06:43 AM

The short answer is "No. You don't just reach inside other application and pull out information directly from its GUI components"

I suggest you use the MediaPlayer class and build an application that does what you want.
http://msdn.microsof...ediaplayer.aspx
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