create/add in new GUI elements after program is running

[Leoj]

I have my script create a GUI with one tab. When you click a button I want new tabs to be added the tab element thing. I am able to do this but I'm pretty sure I'm not doing it right and that they don't have unique variable names that I can interact with.

GUICreate($GUItitle,$GUIsize,$GUIsize)
$tab=GUICtrlCreateTab (10,10, $GUIsize-20,$GUIsize-20)
...
..
.
    If $msg = $loadButton Then
    ...
    ..
    .
        For $i = 1 to UBound($section) - 1 ;for every section...
            $tabName = IniRead($filename, $section[$i], "tabname", "null") ;get the listed tab name
            $fileNameLoc = IniRead($filename, $section[$i], "filenameloc", "null") ;get the listed file name
            If $fileNameLoc = "null" Then
                ;do nothing
            ElseIf $tabsOn = 1 Then
                $file = FileOpen($fileNameLoc, 0) ;open that file
                If $file = -1 Then
                    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file "&$fileNameLoc)
                Else
                $content = FileRead($file) ;read the files contents
                $tab = GUICtrlCreateTabitem($tabName) ;create the tab with appropriate tab name
                $edit = GUICtrlCreateEdit($content, $indentX, $indentY, $GUIsize-65, $GUIsize-90) ;create the edit area with appropriate contents
                EndIf
                FileClose($file)
                ...
                ..
                .
        EndIf
    EndIf

I don't understand how to make this "$tab = GUICtrlCreateTabitem($tabName) ;create the tab with appropriate tab name" have a unique variable name that would let me delete the tab after it's been added in...

Edited June 23, 2008 by Leoj

[enaiman]

Declare an array $Tab_Item[10] (if you want 10 tabs ... or you can put a bigger number)

Initialize a global variable: Dim $tab_no = 1

Change the following line:

$tab = GUICtrlCreateTabitem($tabName)

with

$Tab_Item[$tab_no]  = GUICtrlCreateTabitem($tabName)
$tab_no +=1

This way each tab item will have its own variable so you can play with them later.

Keep in mind that after you add the last tab item the $tab_no will be equal to number of tab items +1 (because the increment happen after adding the tab).

Anyway, you have alot more to play with

Good luck,

[Leoj]

thanks tons for your input enai -- I was able to finish my program because of it!

Edited June 23, 2008 by Leoj

[enaiman]

Welcome

Glad it helped,