Windows Accessibilitys accex.ini File

The accex.ini file stores information about supported Microsoft Accessibility objects. You edit the classes listed in the accex.ini file through the Windows Accessibility dialog box; do not edit this file using any other mechanism. Any classes you add or remove from the Windows Accessibility dialog box get added or removed from the [HookClass] section of the accex.ini file.

The default accex.ini file is installed by default in the <Silk Test installation directory>/Extend/ directory. This file comes with several classes already loaded in the [HookClass] section:

  • Microsoft Office 2003 dialog boxes (bosa_sdm_Microsoft Office Word 11.0)
  • tabs in Internet Explorer 7.0 (DirectUIHWND)
  • Microsoft Office menu bar (MsoCommandBar)
  • Microsoft Office command bar pop-up dialogs (MsoCommandBarPopup)

The default accex.ini file is shown below. If your accex.ini file somehow gets corrupted or deleted, copy the text below into a new file. Save the file as accex.ini and copy it to the <Silk Test installation directory>/Extend/ directory.

Although the accex.ini file only mentions Accessibility 1.0, this file applies to Accessibility 1.0 and 2.0.

;*******************************************************
;
; accex.ini
; Accessibility Extension
;
; <Copyright information>
;
;*******************************************************

Extension Info]
Version = 1.0
Description = Accessibility 1.0 Testing Support
Help = accex.ht
PropSet = accex.ps
Modules = accex.dll
Inject  = true

;*******************************************************

[Debug]
LogToFile=false

[Options]

[HookClass]
bosa_sdm_Microsoft Office Word 11.0=true
DirectUIHWND=true
MsoCommandBar=true
MsoCommandBarPopup=true

[Recording]