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>
<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:
<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)

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