how to get text from window

[DickEp]

I am new to this so need some guidance.

I would like to get the text out of a window/applet. Is there a way (not too complicated) to do this?

Example: in the Control Panel is the System applet. In that is the System Properties. How can I get the information about the Processor Type and/or
Expansion Slots and/or Memory, etc.?

Thanks
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[PluffMud]

Take a look at the source code for the latest Windows CE .NET 5.0 (evaluation version is a free download from Microsoft). You'll find it in \WINCE500\PUBLIC\WCESHELLFE\OAK\CTLPNL\CPLMAIN\SYSTEM.CPP. You'll find that to populate the System properties, they use not only some standard API calls like GetSystemInfo() and GetVersionEx(), but also some less documented Kernel API calls like KernelIOControl for the processor stuff. The memory configuration comes from another Kernel API, GetSystemMemoryDivision();