_ArrayReverse & _ArrayToString woes

[jimdaway]

I'm struggling with something I'm sure I've missed...

I have a 1-dimensional array and I'm populating a ListBox using an _ArrayToString function within the GUICtrlSetData function.

If I perform an _ArrayReverse on the array before I execute the _ArrayToString function within the GUICtrlSetData, the list still populates in a sorted order.

If I do an _ArrayDisplay, it's showing to be reversed but when I populate the ListBox, it's still sorted!

_GetDirectoryListing()
_ArrayReverse($aMasterJobList)
_ArrayDisplay($aMasterJobList)
GUICtrlSetData($hJobList, _ArrayToString($aMasterJobList))

Am I missing a subtle (or not-so subtle) flag somewhere?

[FrancescoDiMuro]

Why don't you try _GUICtrlListBox_InsertString() ?

 

[jimdaway]

37 minutes ago, FrancescoDiMuro said:

Why don't you try _GUICtrlListBox_InsertString() ?

 

Hi FrancescoDiMuro

Thank you for the reply and suggestion. I've done what you suggest and the ListBox still populates in a sorted manner.

Here is the code I've implemented. The _GetDirectoryListing() routine just pulls a file list from a local directory and puts each line into a globally defined, 1-dimensional array called  $aMasterJobList. I've tried reversing the array and populating it with the For/Next from 0 to UBound and as shown below without the _ArrayReverse.

Any idea?

_GetDirectoryListing()

;GUICtrlSetData($hJobList, _ArrayToString($aMasterJobList))

_GUICtrlListBox_BeginUpdate($hJobList)
For $iI = Ubound($aMasterJobList) - 1 to 0 step -1
    _GUICtrlListBox_AddString($hJobList, $aMasterJobList[$iI])
Next
_GUICtrlListBox_EndUpdate($hJobList)

 

[BrewManNH]

You need to create your listbox without the default $LBS_SORT  style set. ListBoxes are set to sort by default, and you need to make sure that isn't set.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@jimdaway Not for case I suggested you to use _GUICtrlListBox_InsertString(), since, instead of sorting the items in the ListBox as _GUICtrlListBox_AddString() does, items are added at the end of the ListBox if the Index is set as -1.

[jimdaway]

@FrancescoDiMuro , that was the ticket. Sorry I missed the "Insert" vs the "Add". Staring at the screen for too many hours!

It's working fine now. Thank you for the guidance.

@BrewManNH, thanks for the help. I'm painfully new to AutoIt and the nuances of this awesome platform are still unknown to me...

 

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@jimdaway Sure, don't worry

Enjoy the weekend