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I wanted to make a countdown timer without queueing the countdown message to the next line but the previous data is removed after using GUICtrlSetData. Any thoughts on how to display the previous data/message?

Here is an example: 

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

Global $_main = GUICreate("", 501, 313, -1, -1)
Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 496, 274, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL + $ES_READONLY + $WS_VSCROLL)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "")
GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
GUICtrlSendMsg($g_idMemo, $EM_SETREADONLY, True, 0)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($g_idMemo, 0xFFFFFF)
GUICtrlSetCursor($g_idMemo, -1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

HotKeySet('{esc}', "_close")
Func _close()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_close

Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite

MemoWrite("test message 1")
Sleep(1000)
MemoWrite("test message 2")
Sleep(1000)
MemoWrite("test message 3")
Sleep(1000)

For $i = 5 to 0 Step -1
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, "Program will exit in "&$i&" seconds...")
    Sleep(1000)
Next

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

 

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kitoy,

Use _GUICtrlEdit_AppendText - that way you add to the existing content rather then replacing it. Or else read the existing content, concatenate the required new text and then replace the old with the new. I would recommend the former.

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Following Melba23's second solution in post #2, here is a modified example of post #1.
Note the convention of having all the user defined functions (UDFs) at the end of the script. 

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

HotKeySet('{esc}', "_close")

Global $_main = GUICreate("", 501, 313, -1, -1)
Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 496, 274, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL + $ES_READONLY + $WS_VSCROLL)
;GUICtrlSetData(-1, "")
GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
;GUICtrlSendMsg($g_idMemo, $EM_SETREADONLY, True, 0)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($g_idMemo, 0xFFFFE0)
GUICtrlSetCursor($g_idMemo, -1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

MemoWrite("test message 1")
Sleep(1000)
MemoWrite("test message 2")
Sleep(1000)
MemoWrite("test message 3")
Sleep(1000)

;Local $sEditText = ControlGetText($_main, "", $g_idMemo)
;Or
Local $sEditText = GUICtrlRead($g_idMemo)
For $i = 5 To 0 Step -1
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sEditText & "Program will exit in " & $i & " seconds...")
    Sleep(1000)
Next

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd


Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite

Func _close()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_close

 

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Found some error when the lines are already to long. Once the countdown starts, it will go back to the very first line. 

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

HotKeySet('{esc}', "_close")

Global $_main = GUICreate("", 501, 313, -1, -1)
Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 496, 274, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL + $ES_READONLY + $WS_VSCROLL)
;GUICtrlSetData(-1, "")
GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
;GUICtrlSendMsg($g_idMemo, $EM_SETREADONLY, True, 0)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($g_idMemo, 0xFFFFE0)
GUICtrlSetCursor($g_idMemo, -1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $i = 1 to 20
    MemoWrite("test message " & $i)
    Sleep(100)
Next

;~ Local $sEditText = ControlGetText($_main, "", $g_idMemo)
;~ Or
Local $sEditText = GUICtrlRead($g_idMemo)
For $i = 10 To 0 Step -1
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sEditText & "Program will exit in " & $i & " seconds..." &@CRLF)
    Sleep(1000)
Next

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd


Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite

Func _close()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_close

 

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I  (personally)  would use a listview as an alternative - and easier - way  

#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>

HotKeySet('{esc}', "_close")

Global $_main = GUICreate("", 501, 313, -1, -1)
;Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 496, 274, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL + $ES_READONLY + $WS_VSCROLL)

Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateListView(" ", 2, 2, 496, 274, $LVS_NOCOLUMNHEADER)
_GUICtrlListView_SetColumnWidth ($g_idMemo, 0, 470)

;GUICtrlSetData(-1, "")
GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
;GUICtrlSendMsg($g_idMemo, $EM_SETREADONLY, True, 0)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($g_idMemo, 0xFFFFE0)
GUICtrlSetCursor($g_idMemo, -1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $i = 1 to 20
    $last_index = MemoWrite("test message " & $i)
    Sleep(100)
Next

;~ Local $sEditText = ControlGetText($_main, "", $g_idMemo)
;~ Or
; Local $sEditText = GUICtrlRead($g_idMemo)

For $i = 10 To 0 Step -1
   ; GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sEditText & "Program will exit in " & $i & " seconds..." &@CRLF)
    _GUICtrlListView_DeleteItem($g_idMemo, $last_index)
    $last_index = MemoWrite("Program will exit in " & $i & " seconds...")
    Sleep(1000)
Next

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd


Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
   ; GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
   $index = _GUICtrlListView_AddItem($g_idMemo, $sMessage )
   _GUICtrlListView_EnsureVisible($g_idMemo, $index)
  Return $index
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite

Func _close()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_close

 

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@mikell, thank you very much. This is really great. 

By the way, is it possible to insert the $last_index to the next line if the string exceeds to the column width. I don't want to use the horizontal scroll. I've been looking in the _GUICrtlListView functions or in the parameters but I couldn't find one. 

For $i = 1 to 20
    $last_index = MemoWrite($i & ". The quick brown fox jumps over the red lazy dog. Exceeding the text out of the column width.")
    Sleep(100)
Next

 

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As multiline listviewitems are impossible, it needs a workaround   :)
In the code below, the message is splitted in lines of 50 characters maxi - please look at the comments 

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

HotKeySet('{esc}', "_close")

Global $_main = GUICreate("", 501, 313, -1, -1)
Global $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateListView(" ", 2, 2, 496, 274, $LVS_NOCOLUMNHEADER)
_GUICtrlListView_SetColumnWidth ($g_idMemo, 0, 470)

; this label disables clicks on the lisview, kind of 'readonly'
GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 2, 2, 470, 274)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT)
GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_ONTOP)

GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
GUICtrlSetBkColor($g_idMemo, 0xFFFFE0)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $i = 1 to 20
    MemoWrite("test message " & $i)
    Sleep(100)
Next

$message = ". The quick brown fox jumps over the red lazy dog. Exceeding the text out of the column width."
; split the message to an array of lines, each line 50 chars max
$formatted = StringRegExp($message, '.{1,50}', 3)
;_ArrayDisplay($formatted)
For $i = 0 to UBound($formatted)-1
   MemoWrite($formatted[$i])
    Sleep(100)
Next

; this will display an empty line (looks like a @crlf)
MemoWrite()  

; this one is needed because it will be deleted by the first _GUICtrlListView_DeleteItem to come
$last_index = MemoWrite("will be deleted")  

For $i = 5 To 0 Step -1
    _GUICtrlListView_DeleteItem($g_idMemo, $last_index)
    $last_index = MemoWrite("Program will exit in " & $i & " seconds...")
    Sleep(1000)
Next

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func MemoWrite($sMessage = "")
   $index = _GUICtrlListView_AddItem($g_idMemo, $sMessage )
   _GUICtrlListView_EnsureVisible($g_idMemo, $index)
  Return $index
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite

Func _close()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_close

 

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