GUICtrlCreateList limited?

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Hi...i made a program that imports a list from an ini file to a GUICtrlCreateList....but i saw that the GUICtrlCreateList doesn`t show my entire list y? is that....is GUICtrlCreateList limited to a fix number of lines?

Please help me....or show me a work around with this....THX

Edited October 25, 2007 by Synapse

[Nahuel 1]

Maybe it's not showing the scrollbars? Maybe you have items with the same name and they are only put there once?

[Achilles 2]

Posting you're code might help, if possible. I've never seen a problem with lists being too long... And there's nothing in the helpfile about the maximum size (that I saw...). NEVERMIND

Edited October 25, 2007 by Piano_Man

[SmOke_N 211]

Are there more than 4000 items in this list?

GUI_MAXWINDOWS 1024 Maximum number of simultaneous windows.

GUI_MAXCONTROLS 4093 Maximum number of controls in GUI box.

GUI_MAXCOLOURS 32 Maximum number of colour brushes to cache

GUI_MAXPOINTS 256 Maximum number of points by graphic info page.

Edited October 25, 2007 by SmOke_N

[Zedna 288]

Are there more than 4000 items in this list?

I think limit 4000 items is only in ListView where each item represents window control in AutoIt implementation.

In ListBox there are only items indexes (and not items controls) as far as I know so there is not AutoIt limit.

If there is some limit it will be probably Windows ListBox's limit if ever.

[SmOke_N 211]

I think limit 4000 items is only in ListView where each item represents window control in AutoIt implementation.

In ListBox there are only items indexes (and not items controls) as far as I know so there is not AutoIt limit.

If there is some limit it will be probably Windows ListBox's limit if ever.

He said list... Not items, and this made me think that he was trying something like:

GUICreate("")
For $iCC = 1 To 5000
    GUICtrlCreateList($iCC, 100,100)
Next

GUISetState ()

While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
WEnd

Which shows he would reach the limitation.

[Zedna 288]

He said list... Not items, and this made me think that he was trying something like:

GUICreate("")
For $iCC = 1 To 5000
    GUICtrlCreateList($iCC, 100,100)
Next

GUISetState ()

While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
WEnd

Which shows he would reach the limitation.

Yes this would reach 4000 limit

but see what he said:

Hi...i made a program that imports a list from an ini file to a GUICtrlCreateList....but i shaw that the GUICtrlCreateList doesn`t show my entire list y? is that....is GUICtrlCreateList limited to a fix number of lines?

From that it's clear he means ListBox (GUICtrlCreateList in AutoIt) and makes items (lines) which reaches some limit.

[SmOke_N 211]

Yes this would reach 4000 limit

but see what he said:

From that it's clear he means ListBox (GUICtrlCreateList in AutoIt) and makes items (lines) which reaches some limit.

Yeah, this just to prove you're right in what you said:

#include <GuiList.au3>
GUICreate("")
$hList = GUICtrlCreateList("", 100,100)
For $iCC = 1 To 9999
    _GUICtrlListAddItem($hList, StringFormat('%04d', $iCC))
Next

GUISetState ()

While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
WEnd

(StringFormat to keep the numbers in order, seems they are automatically sorted ?? )

Edit:

Forgot the include.

Edited October 25, 2007 by SmOke_N

[Zedna 288]

(StringFormat to keep the numbers in order, seems they are automatically sorted ?? )

GUICtrlCreateList has default style containing $LBS_SORT

so if you don't want it to be sorted then use:

#include <GuiList.au3>
#include <GuiConstants.au3>

GUICreate("")
$hList = GUICtrlCreateList("", 100,100, 200,200, BitOR($WS_BORDER, $WS_VSCROLL))
For $iCC = 1 To 5000
;~     _GUICtrlListAddItem($hList, StringFormat('%04d', $iCC))
    _GUICtrlListAddItem($hList, $iCC)
Next

GUISetState ()

While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
WEnd

But about limitation I don't know. Maybe some 32 KB or 64 KB limit?

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I apreciate all the replys...here is my code...at least the part where the reading of the ini file and the listing of it...

Global $var = IniReadSection(@ScriptDir&"\repository.ini", "soft")
If @error Then
     MsgBox(0, "Error !", "No repository file found !")
     Exit
EndIf

;=======>List
$List = GUICtrlCreateList("",10, $ListTop, $width-25, $height-240, $WS_VSCROLL+$LBS_SORT , 0)


;========Function that creates the list
Func _CreateList()
    For $i = 1 To $var[0][0]
        GUICtrlSetData($List, $var[$i][0])
    Next
EndFunc

No i don`t have 4 the moment more then 4000 lines in it..but eventualy i will... is 4000 the limit of it?

Anyway my program is posted at this adress http://thesynapseproject.org in the releases topic...in order to function u need to download the repository.dat file from the "repository" topic...

THX once again..

[Siao 6]

You might wanna search forum for "ini limit"

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You might wanna search forum for "ini limit"

Why...ini`s have a line limit in every section ??? i didn`t knew...and i couldn`t find nothing about this....

[Siao 6]

Jeez...

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28998

[jennico2 5]

Hello !

i have to confirm the suspected fact. this is part of my script i'm working on:

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the list view terminates in row 5258. the number of elements (row*col) is about 94662. the final message box prooves that the array is complete and it is not the "ini limitation". please can anyone explain the limit or help me out ?

j.

Edited November 30, 2007 by jennico2

[jennico2 5]

getting used to not getting any reply in this forum....poor

so, if someone reads this, there is a line in the help file:

"This function creates the individual ListView items that can be selected. The items function as normal controls and can be set with GUICtrlSetData.

Items can be deleted as with any other control by using GUICtrlDelete."

this shall mean, that the maximum control limitation per gui (4096) shall limit the the ListViewItems as well, as they are treated like normal controls.

i think this is the correct answer to this problem.

for me, it is not the first time i encounter problems regarding the gui-control limitation, and i hope it is possible to be raised in future versions. 4096 controls per gui seems a little too strict. Please change that !!!

regards j.

Edited November 30, 2007 by jennico2

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this shall mean, that the maximum control limitation per gui (4096) shall limit the the ListViewItems as well, as they are treated like normal controls.

i think this is the correct answer to this problem.

for me, it is not the first time i encounter problems regarding the gui-control limitation, and i hope it is possible to be raised in future versions. 4096 controls per gui seems a little too strict. Please change that !!!

regards j.

You can make workaround by using ListView UDF (it uses native WIN32 ListView API instead of AutoIt's functions) so there are no AutoIt limits