GUICtrlListViewGetItemText in background

[jjohn]

just wondering how to get GUICtrlCreateListViewItem to get the selected lines when the window is minimized, i got the following code, when i have the line to minimize the script, the expected result will not show in the text file, but i need to run the script in the background,

please help

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#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>
 
Opt ('MustDeclareVars', 1)
Dim $listview, $Btn_GetSelected, $Btn_Exit, $msg, $Status, $ret, $ret2, $iter
GUICreate("ListView Get Item Text", 392, 322)

$listview = GUICtrlCreateListView("col1|col2|col3", 40, 30, 310, 149,$LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS,BitOR($LVS_EX_GRIDLINES, $LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT, $LVS_EX_REGIONAL))
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line1|data1|more1", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line2|data2|more2", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line3|data3|more3", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line4|data4|more4", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line5|data5|more5", $listview)
$Btn_GetSelected = GUICtrlCreateButton("Get Selected", 200, 200, 90, 40)
$Btn_Exit = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 300, 260, 70, 30)
$Status = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 302, 392, 20, BitOR($SS_SUNKEN, $SS_CENTER))

GUISetState()
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $Btn_Exit
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $Btn_GetSelected
            GUICtrlSetData($Status, "")
            $ret2 = _GUICtrlListViewGetSelectedIndices ($listview, 1)
            $ret = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText ($listview)
            If ($ret <> $LV_ERR) Then
            ;currently need to take out next line to get result
                WinSetState ( "ListView Get Item Text", "", @SW_MINIMIZE ) 
                For $iter = 1 To $ret2[0]
                    $ret = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText ($listview, $iter, 0)
                    FileWriteLine(@ScriptDir & "\selectln.txt", $ret)
                Next
            Else
                GUICtrlSetData($Status, "Nothing Selected")
            EndIf
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

[GaryFrost]

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#include <GuiConstants.au3>
#include <GuiListView.au3>

Opt ('MustDeclareVars', 1)
Dim $listview, $Btn_GetSelected, $Btn_Exit, $msg, $Status, $ret, $ret2, $iter, $gui
$gui = GUICreate("ListView Get Item Text", 392, 322)

$listview = GUICtrlCreateListView("col1|col2|col3", 40, 30, 310, 149,$LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS,BitOR($LVS_EX_GRIDLINES, $LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT, $LVS_EX_REGIONAL))
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line1|data1|more1", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line2|data2|more2", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line3|data3|more3", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line4|data4|more4", $listview)
GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("line5|data5|more5", $listview)
$Btn_GetSelected = GUICtrlCreateButton("Get Selected", 200, 200, 90, 40)
$Btn_Exit = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 300, 260, 70, 30)
$Status = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 0, 302, 392, 20, BitOR($SS_SUNKEN, $SS_CENTER))

GUISetState()
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $Btn_Exit
            ExitLoop
        Case $msg = $Btn_GetSelected
            GUICtrlSetData($Status, "")
            $ret2 = _GUICtrlListViewGetSelectedIndices ($listview, 1)
            $ret = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText ($listview)
            If ($ret <> $LV_ERR) Then
           ;currently need to take out next line to get result
                WinSetState ( "ListView Get Item Text", "", @SW_MINIMIZE ) 
                For $iter = 1 To $ret2[0]
                    $ret = _GUICtrlListViewGetItemText ($listview, $iter, 0,$gui)
                    FileWriteLine(@ScriptDir & "\selectln.txt", $ret)
                Next
            Else
                GUICtrlSetData($Status, "Nothing Selected")
            EndIf
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

[jjohn]

Thanks, this a really wonderful, i thought i need a lot of change on it, but it turn out to be so great.