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I get a list externally and create a load of labels and input fields to match it.

If that list is larger than the gui can handle, the controls are outside the bounds of the gui height.

Wondering what sort of control I can put them in, so user can scroll to see all the fields.

Some sort of scrollable panel would be ace, but open to any suggestions.

Here is reproducer.

#include <Array.au3>

Global $AppName = "The App"

Global $aProducts = FileReadToArray(@ScriptDir & "\Products.txt")

;_ArrayDisplay($aProducts)

_AbsentCategory($aProducts)

Func _AbsentCategory(ByRef $array)
    If UBound($array) < 1 Then
        Return
    EndIf

    $Top = 40
    Local $aControls[UBound($array)][4]

    Local $hNotFoundGUI = GUICreate($AppName & ": Products need adding", 575, 700)
    ; Labels
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Product name", 15, 10, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Category 1", 240, 10, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Category 2", 410, 10, 100)

    Local $hNotFounButtonOK = GUICtrlCreateButton("Done", 15, 670, 60)

    ; Create an array of contrils with the backup array as text
    For $y = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        GUICtrlCreateLabel($array[$y], 15, $Top, 210, 20)
        $aControls[$y][0] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 240, $Top, 150) ; cat 1
        $aControls[$y][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 410, $Top, 150) ; cat 2
        $Top += 30
    Next

    GUISetState()
    Sleep(5000)

    While GUIGetMsg() <> $hNotFounButtonOK
    WEnd

    ; Not finished yet
    ; Check all fields are filled before proceding
    Do
    Until _Checkfields($aControls)

    ; Update array
    For $i = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        $array[$i][1] = GUICtrlRead($aControls[$i][0])
        $array[$i][2] = GUICtrlRead($aControls[$i][1])
    Next

EndFunc   ;==>_AbsentCategory

Func _Checkfields(ByRef $array)
    For $i = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        If GUICtrlRead($array[$i][0]) = "" Or GUICtrlRead($array[$i][1]) = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096 + 48, $AppName & ": - Warning", "Fill all fields" & @CRLF & "and press OK")
            Return 0
        EndIf
    Next
    Return 1
EndFunc   ;==>_Checkfields

Here is Products.txt

Product1
Product2
Product3
Product4
Product5
Product6
Product7
Product8
Product9
Product10
Product11
Product12
Product13
Product14
Product15
Product16
Product17
Product18
Product19
Product20
Product21
Product22
Product23
Product24
Product25
Product26
Product27
Product28
Product29
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Maybe overly complicated, but you can create a listview and only one edit and label...make the label and edit disabled until a listview item is selected...populate the label, and allow user to add data to the edit...add a button to submit the number to the listview, update the listview, and clear out the edit and label plus make disabled again.

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Thanks for the suggestion, I've had my fill of working with listview for now, though.

I will use as a last resort if I or someone else cannot come up with a more simple solution.

Cheers.

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JohnOne,

Look at my Scrollbars UDF - GUIScrollbars_Size_Example_2 shows you how to do what you want. :)

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Sweet, cheers M23. way simpler than Listview..... On the outside :)

#include <Array.au3>
#include <GUIScrollbars_Ex.au3>

Global $AppName = "The App"

Global $aProducts = FileReadToArray(@ScriptDir & "\Products.txt")

;_ArrayDisplay($aProducts)

_AbsentCategory($aProducts)

Func _AbsentCategory(ByRef $array)
    If UBound($array) < 1 Then
        Return
    EndIf

    $Top = 40
    Local $aControls[UBound($array)][4]

    Local $hNotFoundGUI = GUICreate($AppName & ": Products without categories", 575, 700)
    ; Labels
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Product name", 15, 10, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Category 1", 240, 10, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Category 2", 410, 10, 100)

    ;Local $hNotFounButtonOK = GUICtrlCreateButton("Done", 15, 670, 60)

    ; Create an array of contrils with the backup array as text
    For $y = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        GUICtrlCreateLabel($array[$y], 15, $Top, 210, 20)
        $aControls[$y][0] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 240, $Top, 150) ; cat 1
        $aControls[$y][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 410, $Top, 150) ; cat 2
        $Top += 30
    Next

    Local $hNotFounButtonOK = GUICtrlCreateButton("Done", 15, $Top - 5, 60)
    
    _GUIScrollbars_Generate($hNotFoundGUI, 570, $Top + 10)

    GUISetState()
    Sleep(5000)

    While GUIGetMsg() <> $hNotFounButtonOK
    WEnd

    ; Not finished yet
    ; Check all fields are filled before proceding
    Do
    Until _Checkfields($aControls)

    ; Update array
    For $i = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        $array[$i][1] = GUICtrlRead($aControls[$i][0])
        $array[$i][2] = GUICtrlRead($aControls[$i][1])
    Next

EndFunc   ;==>_AbsentCategory

Func _Checkfields(ByRef $array)
    For $i = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        If GUICtrlRead($array[$i][0]) = "" Or GUICtrlRead($array[$i][1]) = "" Then
            MsgBox(4096 + 48, $AppName & ": - Warning", "Fill all fields" & @CRLF & "and press OK")
            Return 0
        EndIf
    Next
    Return 1
EndFunc   ;==>_Checkfields

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