Get text

This is pre-built Action located under the Mainframe List Element. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is used to retrieve a specific text string from the mainframe emulator screen, using coordinates and a length, and store the retrieved value in an dynamic variable.

Syntax

Input Value: <Row Number>;<Column Number>;<length>

Argument	Description
<Row Number> (Required)	Specify the X-coordinate from which to start reading the text
<Column Number> (Required)	Specify the Y-coordinate from which to start reading the text
<input text> (Required)	Specify the number of characters to retrieve from the specified position

Output Value:

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)	This dynamic variable holds the retrieved text
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This dynamic variable holds the result as True or False

Example

Fetches text from the specified coordinates on the emulator screen

The Get Text action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., 24;017;5) and retrieves the text starting from the given position on the emulator screen. Here, 24 is the row number (X-coordinate), 017 is the column number (Y-coordinate), and 5 is the number of characters to fetch from that position. The result of the fetch operation is stored in the {Get Text} variable as (Welco)