Getting values

Get values from controls like texts, images, and tables. Search for commands to get values from controls in the toolbox in IBM RPA Studio under the Windows > Controls category. Some commands in this category are also available in the recorder bar after you mapped the control.

  • Get Bounds
    Identifies a control to get its bounds and size, such as height, width, right limit, left limit, bottom limit, and top limit. This command is available in the recorder bar.

  • Get Cell Value
    Gets value from a cell in a mapped grid. You can use the Map Image Grid or the Get Image Grid command to map the grid, which is stored in a variable to be used by Get Cell Value command. All these commands are available in the recorder bar.

  • Get Control
    Gets some information about a control, such as its bounds, class, and handle, which can be used as an identifier of a window. You can use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the control and access the tree view of the application’s controls in the recorder’s bar to get the information needed for the Selector parameter.

  • Get Image Grid
    Gets a control grid that is represented by an image. In addition to the image grid, this command also gets the number of rows and columns of the grid. You can access the Get Image Grid in the recorder's bar after mapping a grid.

  • Get Interval
    Gets the minimum, maximum, and current values from the control’s range. You can use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the control and access the tree view of the application’s controls in the recorder’s bar to get the information needed for the Selector parameter.

  • Get Options
    Gets the options of a user interface control. The control type must be ComboBox or ListBox. You can use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the control and access the tree view of the application’s controls in the recorder’s bar to get the information needed for the Selector parameter.

  • Get Table
    Gets data from a table, such as the table values and its number of columns and rows. This command is available in the recorder bar.

  • Get Table Information
    Gets the number of columns and rows from a table. You can use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the control and access the tree view of the application’s controls in the recorder’s bar to get the information needed for the Selector parameter.

  • Get Tree Nodes
    Gets values from a treeView control. You can use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the control and access the tree view of the application’s controls in the recorder’s bar to get the information needed for the Selector parameter.

  • Get Value
    Gets a value from a control. You can map the control by using the IBM RPA Studio’s recorder and add this command from the recorder’s bar.