# 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>`&#x20;

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

**Output Value:**&#x20;

| Argument                                     | Description                                                     |
| -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<Dynamic Variable></p><p>(Required)</p>  | This dynamic variable holds the retrieved text                  |
| <p>\<Dynamic Variable></p><p>(Optional) </p> | 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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