SearchText1 Method

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Searches the specified text, starting from the specified screen location.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

expression.SearchText1( _
   ByVal text As String, _
   ByVal startRow As Integer, _
   ByVal startColumn As Integer, _
   ByVal findoption As FindOption _
) As ScreenPoint object

where expression is a variable that represents a IbmScreen Object

Parameters

text: The text to be searched.
startRow: Start row location.
startColumn: Start column location.
findoption: A FindOption Enumeration enumeration that specifies the search direction.

Return Value

A ScreenPoint object object that represents the row and column coordinates on the host screen.

Remarks

For more about using the SearchText1 method, see:

Navigating Through Open Systems Sessions

Using Named Arguments

Example

This sample searches for the "PDF" string on a screen and returns the column and row of the string if it is found.

Visual Basic

Sub SearchForText()
    Dim screenPosition As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts.ScreenPoint
    
    Set screenPosition = ThisIbmScreen.SearchText1("PDF", 1, 1, FindOption_Forward)
    
    If IsEmpty(screenPosition) Or (screenPosition Is Nothing) Then
        MsgBox "Not found"
    Else
        MsgBox "found at row " & screenPosition.row & " and column " & screenPosition.column
    End If
    
End Sub

Reference

IbmScreen Object
IbmScreen Members

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