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Find the x & y coordinates in a webpage

Hi,

I am working for QA Automation. We are using VBScript in our automation tool. I have a problem.

I need to capture the x and y co-ordinates of the point where the current focus is. For example if a node of a tree has been selected and the focus is on it. I need to findout the x and y co-ordinates of that node. Will this be possible in VBSCript. Can anyone help me out.

Note : I need a VBScript code which will get me the coordinates of my cursor position.

Thanks in advance.

SeanLWilliams

use the mouseevent onMouseOver on a any particular object your trying to find then
use the following in a js routine

var mousex = window.event.x; // mouse location capture event
var mousey = window.event.y; // mouse location capture event

sangack

ASKER

I am using keyboard Down key to navigate to the specified node of a Tree control. Now my cursor is highlighted in that position, my mouse remains at different position.

I just want to get my cursor coordinates so that I will take my mouse to the cursor position using my Automation Tool.

How to get the cursor coordinates???

Note : I need a VBScript code which will get me the coordinates of my cursor position.

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I can use user32.dll and get the x y co ordinates.

extern.declare micHwnd, "GetCursorPos", "user32.dll", "GetCursorPos"

GetCursorPos(LPOINT lpPoint)

But this LPOINT is giving me Error

SeanLWilliams

This might be a little better

fields T1 and T2 ( t1 and t2 repectively in the javascript)
are purely for displaying the values
<html>

<head>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>New Page 3</title>
</head>
<script language = "javascript">
      function getMousePos(){
            var t1 = document.getElementById("T1")
            var t2 = document.getElementById("T2")

            var mousex = window.event.x; // mouse location capture event
            var mousey = window.event.y; // mouse location capture event

            t1.value = mousex
            t2.value = mousey

            }

document.onmousemove = getMousePos;

</script>
<body>

<input type="text" id="T1" name="T1" size="20">
<input type="text" id="T2" name="T2" size="20">

</body>

</html>

sangack

ASKER

My mouse remains idle at different position, only my cursor moves.

I need the cursor coordinates????

SeanLWilliams

apologies, assumed mouse as being cursor

SeanLWilliams

could you not do something very basic with keypress events if left x-1, right x+1 up y-1 down y+1?

sangack

ASKER

See I have a code in Visual basic which will talk to user32.dll and get the co ordinates.

Here it is :

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Private Declare Sub GetCursorPos Lib "user32.dll" (lpPoint As POINTAPI)

Private Type POINTAPI
X As Integer
Y As Integer
End Type
Private mPosition As POINTAPI

Call GetCursorPos(mPosition)
msgbox mPosition.X
msgbox mPosition.Y
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But I want this to work in a VBSCRIPT file. ie vbs file. If you could make it happen, appreciated!!!

SeanLWilliams

why not create a vb dll and then refer to it as a seperate function

look on 4guysfromrolla for information about formatting ( i know it 's not ) but they explain how to creat a dll in vb nd then referencing it through asp, I use it in mine at work, but don't have the code here, and me baby is lying asleep in my arms, so typing one handed

sangack

ASKER

Your sugession is good, but can't implement as I need to find the solution in VBSCRIPT only.

Any help in building in VBSCRIPT appreciated!!!

sangack

ASKER

Here is the VB code which I need.

For your reference....

*********************************************************************Private Type RECT
Left As Long
Top As Long
Right As Long
Bottom As Long
End Type

Private Type GUITHREADINFO
cbSize As Long
flags As Long
hwndActive As Long
hwndFocus As Long
hwndCapture As Long
hwndMenuOwner As Long
hwndMoveSize As Long
hwndCaret As Long
rcCaret As RECT
End Type

Private Declare Function GetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpdwProcessId As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetFocus Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowRect Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpRect As RECT) As Long
Private Declare Function GetClassName Lib "user32" Alias "GetClassNameA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetGUIThreadInfo Lib "user32" (ByVal dwthreadid As Long, lpguithreadinfo As GUITHREADINFO) As Long

Public Sub GetFocusedControlPos(ByRef x As Integer, ByRef y As Integer)
Dim RetInfo As GUITHREADINFO
Dim WndHandle As Long
Dim SelectedPID As Long
Dim MyRect As RECT
Dim lpClassName As String

'Get active window
WndHandle = GetForegroundWindow()
'Get GUI PID of the selected thread
SelectedPID = GetWindowThreadProcessId(WndHandle, 0)

RetInfo.cbSize = LenB(RetInfo)

If GetGUIThreadInfo(SelectedPID, RetInfo) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Error while calling the function!"
Exit Sub
End If

'Get window rectangle
GetWindowRect RetInfo.hwndFocus, MyRect

lpClassName = Space(256)
'retrieve the class name
RetVal = GetClassName(RetInfo.hwndFocus, lpClassName, 256)

MsgBox lpClassName

x = MyRect.Left
y = MyRect.Top
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
Dim x As Integer
Dim y As Integer

GetFocusedControlPos x, y
Me.Caption = x & " " & y
End Sub

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Find the x &amp; y coordinates in a webpage

Find the x & y coordinates in a webpage