Can't get GetWindowText to create variable

[tchite]

I really need to read the text in windows before I process
them in Macro Scheduler. So I am trying to learn the
GetWindowText command (GWT). I see a one line example
in the online help section which I use in the following program.
Problem is it just doesn't work.

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// this bring the WordPad window in focus - this works!
setFocus>Document - WordPad

// let's wait to make sure the computer has enough time
wait>1

// let's send this text to the WordPad window - this works!
send>this is the start of the test in this window
press enter

// wait a bit for things to settle
wait>1

// I would REALLY LIKE this to work but it doesn't
// This was copied from the online help for GWT
GetWindowText>Document - WordPad, WordPadText

// the variable WordPadText doesn't have any values 
// it just prints "WordPadText"
message>WordPadText

[Marcus Tettmar]

You have a space before the variable in your GWT line. It should be:

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GetWindowText>Document - WordPad,WordPadText

You actually created a variable called " WordPadText" but were showing "WordPadText" in the message window.

[tchite]

Removing the space makes all the difference. It does work now. Thanks! I am used to Java, C etc. where whitespace doesn't matter.