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[icefreez]

I have this script I am using to display specific file types in a specific directory and refresh it with a set interval. It is working properly however I have a small issue. The only way I can figure out how to do this is to wipe the listview's contents and then repopulate it. This results in a small flicker as the listview repopulates.

I am also aware of the "GuiControl" function but am unsure how I can use it to update a dynamically changing number of rows, since the number of files in the directory will change over time.

Any suggestion how to stop the listview from flickering as it refreshes?

Current Script:

[engunneer]

if you keep track of everything internally, you can use LV_Delete to remove items, LV_Add to add new ones and then LV_Modify to sort.

Listviews do not respond to GuiControl Commands.
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[garry]

example:

[icefreez]

This method does exactly what my script does. If you have alot of files in that directory it refreshes after the set time. This dumps the data from the listview and repopulates it causing the GUI to flicker if you have alot of files or have enough files to make a scroll bar show.

I am trying to get it so that it updates the data with out dumping all the data out of the listview. Optimally I would like it to just modify line by line with the updated data.

The problem I am having is that the number of files in this directory is always changing so I cay assume I will always have a set number of rows to modify. Sometimes I will have 20 sometimes I will have 0.

[garry]

maybe try a loop with filegettime and show all new modificated ?
FileGetTime, OutputVar [, Filename, WhichTime]
whichTime:
M = Modification time (this is the default if the parameter is omitted)
C = Creation time
A = Last access time

[icefreez]

Well the modified times are not always a method I can use to determine if new files have been added or removed so I devised a simple work around.

Before doing a listview wipe and repopulate I check the number of files in the directory and compare it to the number of files in the directory upon last check. This ensures that it only refreshes when new files enter the directory.

[icefreez]

Just incase anyone searches for this post in the future I came up with a simpler way to check for file changes to a directory. Simply loop through the folder and store all file names in one long variable. When you loop through again you compair teh two variables. this tells if a file has been renamed, or the contents of the folder has been updated.