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I have a GUI with three RichText controls.  After the user makes entries, I have a Write button to write the entered content to a file.

If I use _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToFile for each individual RichText control, I get the proper RTF-formatted content, as designed.

But I can't find a method for writing all three to a single RTF file in a sequence of "append to file" operations.

I've tried constructing a separate RichText control and using _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText and then _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText, but to no avail.  The result is plain text.  All formatting is removed.

What I need is the equivalent of:

FileOpen (w/Append)

FileWrite ( ... RTF1)

FileWrite ( ... RTF2)

FileWrite ( ... RTF3)

FileClose

Do I have to write 3 files and then reread/rewrite per the above steps?  I hope I'm just missing something here.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

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Create a small script to reproduce the issue, and someone will gladly correct it for you...or try something like this (won't run, just an example of one way):

$string = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText 
$string &= @CRLF & _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText 
$string &= @CRLF & _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText 
FileWrite(,$string)
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Very intresting,

I'll try to help you..... work in progress...

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hGui, $hRichEdit, $hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123
    Local $iMsg
    $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, 4) & ")", 1300, 350, -1, -1)

    #Region Create all RichEdit controls
    $hRichEdit1 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a first test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit1, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit2 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a second test.", 320, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit2, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit3 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a third test.", 630, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit3, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit123 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a combined test.", 940, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit123, @CRLF & @CRLF)
    #EndRegion Create all RichEdit controls

    ; Copying $hRichEdit1 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit1, $hRichEdit123)

    ; Copying $hRichEdit2 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit123)

    ; Copying $hRichEdit3 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    While True
        $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
        Select
            Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit1) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit2) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit3) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit123) ; needed unless script crashes
                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                Exit
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit(ByRef $hSourceRichEdit, ByRef $hDestinationRichEdit)

    ; check for current selection in source control
    Local $aSelection = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetSel($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; select all contents in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, 0, -1)

    ; copy selected contents from source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_Copy($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; paste content to destination control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_Paste($hDestinationRichEdit)

    ; revert back selection in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, $aSelection[0], $aSelection[1])

EndFunc   ;==>_GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit

It's likely that you'll see this example in HelpFile in the next beta version of AutoIt #2769

 

EDIT:

; select selected contents in source control

changed to:

; copy selected contents from source control
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@mLipok, that's a good demonstration.  Here, I've expanded on it in order to give a clear confirmation of its handling of RichText formatting.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()                                   ; modified to confirm richtext handling and to show final result

Func Example()
    Local $hGui, $hRichEdit, $hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123
    Local $iMsg
    $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, 4) & ")", 1300, 350, -1, -1)

    #Region Create all RichEdit controls
    $hRichEdit1 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a first test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit1, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit1, 0, 22)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetFont($hRichEdit1, 14, "Arial")
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit1, -1, -1)

    $hRichEdit2 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a second test.", 320, 10, 300, 220, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit2, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit2, 10, 22)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetFont($hRichEdit2, 14, "Arial")
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit2, -1, -1)

    $hRichEdit3 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a third test.", 630, 10, 300, 220, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit3, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit3, 10, 21)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetFont($hRichEdit3, 14, "Arial")
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hRichEdit3, -1, -1)

    $hRichEdit123 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a combined test.", 940, 10, 300, 220, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit123, @CRLF & @CRLF)
    #EndRegion Create all RichEdit controls
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

MsgBox(0, "", "Pause", 1)
    ; Copying $hRichEdit1 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit1, $hRichEdit123)
MsgBox(0, "", "Pause", 1)
    ; Copying $hRichEdit2 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit123)
MsgBox(0, "", "Pause", 1)
    ; Copying $hRichEdit3 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123)
Local $Var = _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToVar($hRichEdit123, True)
MsgBox(0, "Result", $Var, 0)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToFile($hRichEdit123, @ScriptDir & "\Rich123.rtf", True)

    While True
        $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
        Select
            Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit1) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit2) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit3) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit123) ; needed unless script crashes
                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                Exit
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit(ByRef $hSourceRichEdit, ByRef $hDestinationRichEdit)

    ; check for current selection in source control
    Local $aSelection = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetSel($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; select all contents in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, 0, -1)

    ; copy selected contents from source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_Copy($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; paste content to destination control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_Paste($hDestinationRichEdit)

    ; revert back selection in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, $aSelection[0], $aSelection[1])

EndFunc   ;==>_GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit

I had actually explored using the clipboard, based on a 5-year-old forum entry I found.  But I had set it aside because of its potential impact on a user's other applications and actions.

At this moment, I'm working on another approach, which I'll build into an example and post soon.

Thanks for taking the time to look at this.  I imagine many will benefit from what you've demonstrated.  And it may well turn out to be the most practical method.

 

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As I explained in my original post, my goal is to write 3 RichEdit controls to a single RTF file.

 

As shown by the following 2-control example, it appeared that I could put the contents of the controls into an array and then write out the array.

 

But it doesn’t work. Only the first array entry is written.

 

;
;       SIMPLE TEST OF 2 RTF FIELDS:
;       Attempt to write Rich Text controls to a single file
;
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Local $hGui, $hRichEdit, $iMsg
Local $Var[2]
;                           QUESTION 1:  how to have SetFont apply to RichEdit controls?
$hGui = GUICreate("Example ", 320, 340, -1, -1)
GUISetFont(14, 400, 0, "Arial")
$hRich1 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is the first field.", 10, 20, 300, 120, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
$hRich2 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is the second.", 10, 160, 300, 120, $ES_MULTILINE) ;, BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Write", 120, 300, 100, 26)
GUISetState()

While True
    $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
             _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRich1)
             _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRich2)
             Exit
        Case $iMsg = $Button
        $Var[0] = _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToVar($hRich1, True)
        $Var[1] = _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToVar($hRich2, True)
        MsgBox(0, "Rich1", $Var[0], 0)
        MsgBox(0, "Rich2", $Var[1], 0)
        If IsArray($Var) Then               ; QUESTION 2: why is Rich2 content not written by the WriteFromArray operation?
            FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\Rich.rtf", 2)
            _FileWriteFromArray(@ScriptDir & "\Rich.rtf", $Var, 0, 1)
            FileClose(@ScriptDir & "\Rich.rtf")
        EndIf
    EndSelect
WEnd

At this point, my two questions are:

 

1: how to have SetFont apply to RichEdit controls?

 

2: why is Rich2 content not written by the WriteFromArray operation?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

 

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first element contain something like this RTF START RTF STOP

second element contain something like this RTF START RTF STOP

what you think when you write this to one file, what is his content ?

RTF START RTF STOP + RTF START RTF STOP

What do a Viewer (wordpad) ? display content from first RTF START to first RTF STOP, and omnits the second part.

It was very simple explanation, but I think very accurate.

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That's a good point.  So the select/copy/paste sequence fiddles with the RTF "bracketing", but the sequential writing of independent fields doesn't.

I guess some post-processing of the array will be necessary if I'm going to avoid using the clipboard.

It looks like I have some homework to do.

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exactly.

Cheers

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did you try $SFF_SELECTION ?

I chceck it inside:
 

_GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToVar()
_GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamFromVar()

but I think I found bug #2781 in related function:

_GUICtrlRichEdit_IsTextSelected()

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mLipok,

 

but I think I found bug [...] in related function

Think again - #2781. ;)

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GUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView items
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NoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxes
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Well

Last days I have trouble with analysis (I'm sick - flu)

Thanks for the kick.


Here is my full solution to this thread (without using clipboard)

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hGui, $hRichEdit, $hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123
    Local $iMsg
    $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, 4) & ")", 1300, 350, -1, -1)

    #Region Create all RichEdit controls
    $hRichEdit1 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a first test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit1, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit2 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a second test.", 320, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit2, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit3 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a third test.", 630, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit3, @CRLF & "This is more text" & @CRLF)

    $hRichEdit123 = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a combined test.", 940, 10, 300, 220, _
            BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hRichEdit123, @CRLF & @CRLF)
    #EndRegion Create all RichEdit controls

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Copying $hRichEdit1 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit1, $hRichEdit123)

    ; Copying $hRichEdit2 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit2, $hRichEdit123)

    ; Copying $hRichEdit3 to $hRichEdit123
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit($hRichEdit3, $hRichEdit123)


    While True
        $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
        Select
            Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit1) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit2) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit3) ; needed unless script crashes
                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($hRichEdit123) ; needed unless script crashes
                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                Exit
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func _GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit(ByRef $hSourceRichEdit, ByRef $hDestinationRichEdit)

    Local $vRichEdit_Stream =''
    ; check for current selection in source control
    Local $aSelection = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetSel($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; select all contents in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, 0, -1)

    ; select selected contents in source control
    $vRichEdit_Stream = _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToVar($hSourceRichEdit)

    ; add one char
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_AppendText($hDestinationRichEdit, ' ')

    ; select last char
;~  _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hDestinationRichEdit, _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetTextLength($hDestinationRichEdit)-1, -1)
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hDestinationRichEdit, StringLen(_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText($hDestinationRichEdit))-1, -1)

    ; paste content to destination control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamFromVar($hDestinationRichEdit, $vRichEdit_Stream)

    ; revert back selection in source control
    _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hSourceRichEdit, $aSelection[0], $aSelection[1])

EndFunc   ;==>_GUICtrlRichEdit_CopyAllToRichEdit


QUESTION: 

why there is a different between this two followed line:

_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hDestinationRichEdit, _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetTextLength($hDestinationRichEdit)-1, -1)
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetSel($hDestinationRichEdit, StringLen(_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetText($hDestinationRichEdit))-1, -1)

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Thanks for the alternate method you've provided.  Appending and then replacing a single character circumvents a lot of potential pitfalls in other methods which attempt to micromanage the RTF format commands.  As a safeguard against eventual "interruptions" in the process of appending, I'm going to use a character like # as a visible indicator.  IOW, if I ever find # at the end of a RTF block, I'll know that an attempted append failed for some reason.

In my current RTF application, I'm opening an existing RTF file and appending new content.  Your new method fills the bill, nicely, in avoiding use of the clipboard.

In answer to your question, I believe the difference is that the first count includes all the formatting command characters.  The second count is only viewable text characters.  The block below shows a typical difference in the sizes.

One clarification that I will offer to anyone reading about the RichEdit stream to/from file operations is that the UDF functions handle the needed file open/close operations.  It took me some time to figure out why I was getting strange error returns and/or 0 bytes written.  A clarification needs to be added to the help file.

 

 

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