populating text files as listviewitems

[christarp]

So, I need some help, what I'm trying to do is read various text files. What I want to do is have a bunch of random text files in the directory, and then autoit will detect every .txt file and store each .txt file in the listview, then the user can select a text file from the list view, and it'll open it and read the lines in it, however, I've hit a snag.

So far, this is what I have:

$text_list = GUICtrlCreateListView("Available Text Files", 20, 50, 210, 150)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.txt")
local $file_name[500] = ""
local $file_counter = 0
If $search = -1 Then
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("No patterns found!", 80, 290)
EndIf
While 1
Local $file = FileFindNextFile($search)
If @error Then ExitLoop
$file_name[$file_counter] = GUICtrlCreateListViewItem($file, $text_list)
$file_counter = $file_counter + 1
WEnd

This doesn't quite work though, I'm getting errors with the array.

If I were to do this:

$text_list = GUICtrlCreateListView("Available Text Files", 20, 50, 210, 150)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.txt")
If $search = -1 Then
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("No patterns found!", 80, 290)
EndIf
While 1
Local $file = FileFindNextFile($search)
If @error Then ExitLoop
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem($file, $text_list)
$file_counter = $file_counter + 1
WEnd

then it runs fine without error, and displays all the text files in the listview, which is what I want right? I thought I needed a controlID for each listviewitem though, or else how would I know what text file is selected, you know what I mean?

Any help appreciated.

[BrewManNH]

Try this little demo built from your scriptlet.

#include <guilistview.au3>
$file_counter = 0
$MGui = GUICreate("Test")
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Read", 20, 240)
$text_list = GUICtrlCreateListView("Available Text Files", 20, 50, 210, 150)
$hText_List = GUICtrlGetHandle($text_list)
$search = FileFindFirstFile(@MyDocumentsDir & "*.txt")
If $search = -1 Then
     GUICtrlCreateLabel("No patterns found!", 80, 290)
EndIf
GUISetState()
While 1
     Local $file = FileFindNextFile($search)
     If @error Then ExitLoop
     GUICtrlCreateListViewItem($file, $text_list)
     $file_counter = $file_counter + 1
WEnd
While 1
     $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
     Switch $nMsg
          Case -3
               Exit
          Case $Button1
               ConsoleWrite(_GUICtrlListView_GetItemText($hText_List, _GUICtrlListView_GetSelectedIndices($hText_List)) & @LF)
     EndSwitch
WEnd

Run this from SciTE and look in the console output pane of it when you press the Read button.

[christarp]

Thank you! Helps a ton!

[christarp]

Ok, back at this, hit a snag, but it makes no sense to me really.

$file_name = (_GUICtrlListView_GetItemText($hText_List, _GUICtrlListView_GetSelectedIndices($hText_List)) & @LF)
$opened_file = FileOpen($file_name)
If $opened_file = -1 Then
MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open "&$file_name)
EndIf

gives me an error, but..

$file_name = (_GUICtrlListView_GetItemText($hText_List, _GUICtrlListView_GetSelectedIndices($hText_List)) & @LF)
$opened_file = FileOpen("stuff.txt")
If $opened_file = -1 Then
MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open "&$file_name)
EndIf

runs fine?

Note: it appears as though both versions say "stuff.txt", and the file most definitely exists. Is there a difference between them that I can't see? Does fileOpen not allow a variable to be in the function?

[taietel]

Just delete "& @LF".

[christarp]

Oh wow, well, I feel stupid.