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Category: AccuTerm Knowledge Base (read only)
Forum Name: Scripting & Automation
Forum Description: Customize and control AccuTerm using scripts and automation
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Topic: Screen Scrape

Posted By: paul
Subject: Screen Scrape
Date Posted: October 19 2004 at 3:32pm

Hi All,

My 4GL application needs to be able to �scrape� selected information from an AccuTerm screen. Does AccuTerm come with an API function that will return a section of the terminal window?

We are using AccuTerm 2000.

Thanks,
Paul

Replies:

Posted By: PSchellenbach
Date Posted: October 20 2004 at 7:51am

Hi Paul -

Yes - all 32 bit versions of AccuTerm have a robust object model which you can access using OLE Automation. Specifically, look at the AccuTerm.ActiveSession.GetText() function, which will return a line of text from the screen. Use this in a loop to get more than one line.

Thanks,

Pete

Posted By: PSchellenbach
Date Posted: February 13 2017 at 12:56pm

Here is simple VBA script that scrapes the active session screen:


Sub Main()
    Dim app As Object
    Set app = GetObject(,"atwin32.AccuTerm")
    Dim Session As Object
    Set Session = app.ActiveSession
    If Not Session Is Nothing Then
        Dim screen As String
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim n As Integer
        n = Session.Rows
        For i = 0 To n-1
            screen = screen & Session.GetText(0,i) & vbCrLf
        Next i
        MsgBox screen
    End If
End Sub