Capturing Text Content Of A Running Application
hey guys! i'm creating ang application for string processing purposes. I would like to know if it's possible to capture a text content of a currently running application (any text editor), for instance, Microsoft Word or Notepad.. or any other text editor. I would like to know if we can capture the current text content and put it in a textbox. please help. Thank you so much!! ^^
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