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<p>Yes, that isn't a big problem, I can fairly easily click the mouse onto another app from mine, copy the text and paste it to aanother apps window. &nbsp; (in other words the user determines which app/textboxs).</p><p><br></p><p>The however is how will you determine which app and which text box? &nbsp;</p>
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Can you rephrase your question, please. You should especially explain, how much automation vs. user interaction should be involved.
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Is there a way in vb.net to read the text from another applications text box? Then write text to another applications text box. I want to run my application and populate a text box in my application with text from another applications text box when my application gets focus. <br />
I then want to populate another applications text box from my application when an accept button is pressed. <br />
Is it possible to get the handle of a window if I know the windows title bar text?
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Is there a way in vb.net to read the text from another applications text box? Then write text to another applications text box. I want to run my application and populate a text box in my application with text from another applications text box when my application gets focus. 
I then want to populate another applications text box from my application when an accept button is pressed. 
Is it possible to get the handle of a window if I know the windows title bar text?

Using vb.net to read and write text from one application to another.

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