Limit of characters using GUICtrlCreateEdit?

[lyledg]

I have a dos batch script that pipes it's results out using the Stdout routine to a GUICtrlCreateEdit control. Problem is that after a few seconds of running this, the output just stops even thought the script continue's to run.

Is there a limit on the the amount of characters GUICtrlCreateEdit can take? If not, how could I can it set it to receive an infinite amount of characters??

Cheers

[Lord_Doominik]

as far as i know there is no one, but you can easily ask for the number of letters with taking them to a string and then ask for the stringlength... then you make a condition if letters > 50... now you always set the editbox minus the last letter if a key is pressed and the box is focused...

Edited December 11, 2005 by Lord_Doominik

[lyledg]

Thanks for this response, but does this approach not defeat the object of having Stdout, or am I not understanding your post correctly?

Basically, my current Stdout routine to an edit box works...it's just the amount of characters that it returns hit's a limit and stops..Piping the output to a string value seems a bit tedious...

Edited December 11, 2005 by lyledg

[Lord_Doominik]

ahm, i'm sry, but can you explain me what you mean with "tedious"? i tryed to translated it, but there are many different meanings... some like boring, some like difficult o.O.

putting the output to a string should work fine... here an example:

$editboxstring = String(GUICtrlRead($editbox)
$length = StringLen($editboxstring)

If $length > 50 Then
   ...
EndIf

Edited December 11, 2005 by Lord_Doominik

[DaveF]

I have a dos batch script that pipes it's results out using the Stdout routine to a GUICtrlCreateEdit control. Problem is that after a few seconds of running this, the output just stops even thought the script continue's to run.

Is there a limit on the the amount of characters GUICtrlCreateEdit can take? If not, how could I can it set it to receive an infinite amount of characters??

Cheers

By default (on Win XP at least) an editbox has a 32kb buffer, this is a thread that talks about this plus a method of resizing the buffer.

[lyledg]

Dave F

Thank you VERY much for your input mate, your solution helped heaps and solved my problem...

Cheers