Desktop App: Read from app

Read a UI control's text/value into a variable.

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Read a UI control's text/value into a variable.

Add it to a process

In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Read from app under Desktop App, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.

Fields

FieldRequiredWhat it does
ControlYesUI selector, or an App Model reference {name, screen?}.
VariableNoName of the variable where the result will be stored

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