Edit Box Problem

[Lakes]

I am sending single text lines to the edit box, so the length of the string should not be an issue, as its always reset when the next line is read, however after a certain number of lines have been sent to the text box, it stops updating.

Is this limit set by STRBUFFER or WINTEXTBUFFER and is there any way to increase it?

Using GUICntrlSetData to send the string clears the edit box, which is not what I want.

I know the text string itself is fine as I can send this to a Label and this continues to update after the Edit Box stops.

I could setup a rolling "window" of text to send to the edit box as a work around, but I would prefer to have a way of increasing the Edit Box buffer size...

I have downloaded the latest beta.

Thanks!

[PsaltyDS]

I am sending single text lines to the edit box, so the length of the string should not be an issue, as its always reset when the next line is read, however after a certain number of lines have been sent to the text box, it stops updating.

Is this limit set by STRBUFFER or WINTEXTBUFFER and is there any way to increase it?

Using GUICntrlSetData to send the string clears the edit box, which is not what I want.

I know the text string itself is fine as I can send this to a Label and this continues to update after the Edit Box stops.

I could setup a rolling "window" of text to send to the edit box as a work around, but I would prefer to have a way of increasing the Edit Box buffer size...

I have downloaded the latest beta.

Thanks!

Could post some code? Just a short, specific example of what doesn't work for you.

[Lakes]

Could post some code? Just a short, specific example of what doesn't work for you.

Example Code:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

; == GUI generated with Koda ==);

$TestEditBox = GUICreate("Test Edit Box", 405, 507, 190, 153)
$Testedit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 8, 8, 386, 457, BitOR($ES_AUTOVSCROLL,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL,$ES_WANTRETURN,$WS_GROUP,$WS_HSCROLL,$WS_VSCROLL))

$CurrLine = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Current Line", 8, 480, 377, 17, $WS_GROUP)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

$Count = 0
$String = "The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Moon"


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   Select
      Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
         GUIDelete()
         Exit
   EndSelect

 For $i = 1 to 1000
    ControlSend($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit, $Count &" " &$String &"{ENTER}")
    GUICtrlSetData ($CurrLine, $Count)
        $Count = $Count +1
 Next   
    
WEnd

Edit Box line count stops at 590 while the Title count keeps updating (just to show that the script is still running).

Btw, why does this script use 80% processor time?

Edited March 23, 2006 by Lakes

[GaryFrost]

For $i = 1 to 1000
    ControlSend($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit, $Count &" " &$String &"{ENTER}")
    GUICtrlSetData ($CurrLine, $Count)
        $Count = $Count +1
 Next

Btw, why does this script use 80% processor time?

that runs everytime thru the mainloop

[Lakes]

that runs everytime thru the mainloop

That was an OOPS due to deleting other parts of the code to make this example...

Here`s the edit..

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

; == GUI generated with Koda ==);

$TestEditBox = GUICreate("Test Edit Box", 405, 507, 190, 153)
$Testedit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 8, 8, 386, 457, BitOR($ES_AUTOVSCROLL,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL,$ES_WANTRETURN,$WS_GROUP,$WS_HSCROLL,$WS_VSCROLL))

$CurrLine = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Current Line", 8, 480, 377, 17, $WS_GROUP)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

$Count = 0
$String = "The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Moon"

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

 For $i = 1 to 1000
    ControlFocus ( $TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit )
    ControlSend($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit, $Count &" " &$String &"{ENTER}")

    GUICtrlSetData ($CurrLine, $Count)
    $Count = $Count +1
 Next   

Exit

Still uses 80 % processor time while executing the loop, but never mind, its the Edit Box problem I need a solution to..

[Lakes]

Work around code....

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

; == GUI generated with Koda ==);

$TestEditBox = GUICreate("Test Edit Box", 405, 507, 190, 153)
$Testedit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 8, 8, 386, 457, BitOR($ES_AUTOVSCROLL,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL,$ES_WANTRETURN,$WS_GROUP,$WS_HSCROLL,$WS_VSCROLL))

$CurrLine = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Current Line", 8, 480, 377, 17, $WS_GROUP)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")


GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

$Count = 0
$String = "The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Moon"
$NotePad = "Untitled - Notepad"
$NPad = "Edit1"

Run("notepad.exe")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

 For $i = 1 to 2000
    $Line = ControlCommand($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit,"GetLineCount", "")
    If $Line = 500 then GUICtrlSetData ( $TestEdit, $i)
    ControlFocus ( $TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit )
    ControlCommand($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit, "EditPaste", $i &" " &$String)
    ControlSend($TestEditBox, "", $TestEdit, "{ENTER}")
    ControlCommand($NotePad, "", $NPad, "EditPaste", $i &" " &$String)
    ControlSend($NotePad, "", $NPad, "{ENTER}")
    GUICtrlSetData ($CurrLine, $i)
 Next   

Exit

You could use filewrite instead of running notepad.

In this example I have reset the EditBox at line 500, to be more accurate on detecting the EditBox limit, do a character count using StringLen and then reset the EditBox.