My LIstview icons work using _GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem but not if I use GUICtrlCreateListViewItem. What's going on?

[Strydr]

I've got a project that I've been working on for a while and I've been creating Listviews and imagelists just fine.  Now I'm attempting to "update" my code and things aren't working as I'd expect.

I've been creating the Listview with GUICtrlCreateListView and then populating it using _GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem.  Now I'm attempting to use GUICtrlCreateListViewItem to populate it and while the commands work, my icons no longer show up and I can't figure out why.  

Any ideas?

The program is way too long to post, but I'll list what I'm using that works and what I'm attempting to use that doesn't.  And I'll probably forget to add the info needed to help me.  I'm good at that...

Quote

These lines: 

_GUICtrlListView_AddItem($ListView_Temp, "", $RowNB)
_GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem($ListView_Temp, $RowNB, $AppId, 1)
_GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem($ListView_Temp, $RowNB, $Name, 2)
_GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem($ListView_Temp, $RowNB, $InstallDrive, 3)
_GUICtrlListView_AddSubItem($ListView_Temp, $RowNB, $SoD, 4)

 

are replaced by this line:

GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("|" & $AppId & "|" & $Name & "|" & $InstallDrive & "|" & $SoD, $ListView_Temp)

The spacing seems the same, including the first field, but the icons simply no longer show up!

Hep?  Thanks!

 

[Nine]

When I see someone asking for help and doesn't make the effort of making it understandable, I truly fell bad for you.  In any case, if you want some help (from me at least) I strongly suggest you make a runable script that we can use.

[Strydr]

Wow!  Ok, I'm just a lazy asshole.  Thank you for your help. 

I was hoping to find someone who knows enough about using listviews to be able to tell me the practical difference in the two commands.  There's obviously a difference in how and when each command should be used but I can't find any documentation that discusses the differences.

Has anyone mentioned that a lot of the people on this forum are just mean? 

I'm obviously asking for help in the wrong place, thank you anyways.

 

[BrewManNH]

Instead of losing your mind, how about just posting a script that demonstrates the issue you're having? 

[LarsJ]

There is really no need for code to answer such a question.

The reason it doesn't work with GUICtrlCreateListViewItem is that this built-in command doesn't support item icons. Perhaps you can specify a single icon using GUICtrlSetImage but it's not worth the trouble. If you want icons in your listview then you should use the functions in the UDF.

The purpose of all the built-in GUICtrlCreate-commands is to make it easy and quick to get started for a new AutoIt coder. On the other hand, they all have quite limited functionality. If you want more functionality, use the UDF functions.