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Attachmate.Reflection.Emulation.ALC Namespace / IAlcScreen Interface / GetTextEx Method
The first row from which to retrieve data.
The first column from which to retrieve data.
The last row from which to retrieve data.
The last column from which to retrieve data.
String data returned as a stream or block.
Formatting information.


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    GetTextEx Method (IAlcScreen)
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    Gets the text from the specified screen area.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    
    Function GetTextEx( _
       ByVal startRow As Integer, _
       ByVal startColumn As Integer, _
       ByVal endRow As Integer, _
       ByVal endColumn As Integer, _
       ByVal areaType As GetTextArea, _
       ByVal flags As GetTextFlags _
    ) As String
    'Usage
     
    
    Dim instance As IAlcScreen
    Dim startRow As Integer
    Dim startColumn As Integer
    Dim endRow As Integer
    Dim endColumn As Integer
    Dim areaType As GetTextArea
    Dim flags As GetTextFlags
    Dim value As String
     
    value = instance.GetTextEx(startRow, startColumn, endRow, endColumn, areaType, flags)

    Parameters

    startRow
    The first row from which to retrieve data.
    startColumn
    The first column from which to retrieve data.
    endRow
    The last row from which to retrieve data.
    endColumn
    The last column from which to retrieve data.
    areaType
    String data returned as a stream or block.
    flags
    Formatting information.

    Return Value

    The text in the specifed area.
    Remarks
    The (startRow, startColumn, endRow, endColumn) 4-tuple allows data to be retrieved from one or more lines, as a continuous stream or as a block of characters.
    See Also