How can update edit control data of an executing
application from other application?

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How can update edit control data of an executing application from other application?..

Answer / anup

First, need to find the handle of the Control by using some API like EnumWindows and enumerrating all windows and checking for the text of the window by GetWindowTExt.
Once, handle of the target control has been identified, SendMessage can be used to send appropriate message to the control. like WM_SETTEXT can be sent to change text of window, etc...

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How can update edit control data of an executing application from other application?..

Answer / bhaskaraiah

To get/set the data of edit control of another running
application you need to get the control ID of the edit
control.This can be obtained by using the "spy++" tool of
visula studio tools.Then use PostMessage to send WM_SETTEXT
meesage to it.

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How can update edit control data of an executing application from other application?..

Answer / saurabh shakya

THERE IS A FUNCTION CWnd::UpdateData()
which update the control data ,the argument paas into it is bool type if it is true then it updates controls from the data members and if it is false then update from the data members to the dialog controls

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