[RESOLVED] display the content..

Hi,
I have a text file (textNum.txt)having numbers from 1 to 100 (1,2,3,4......100)
and I have another text file (textName.txt) that contains names for the numbers (one,two,three,four....one hundred)
what I need to do is to display the content of both files in a listbox having two or more columns..
Any help would be greatly appriciated

listbox does not have columns (unless in Access)

try a list view

but basically open both files... then read line by line of each

something like this

VB Code:

Open "file1" for input as #1
Open "file2" for input as #1
Do while not eof(1)
Line Input #1, fileA
Line Input #2, fileB
Listview.listitems.add  etc
 
Loop
Close #1
Close #2

Open both textfiles and get their text streams... use Split(strTextstream, ",") on both text streams, you should now have two arrays of same size.

VB Code:

Dim lX as Long
 
   FOr lx = 0 to Ubound(sarrVals)
      lstBox.Add sarrVals(lx) & vbTab & sarrValNames(lx)
   Next

Actually there is a "columns" in listbox properties window.
and..
I cant see any "list-view" in my toolbox ....then I right clicked to add one..but there is none in the component section either...

ok.. but columns is for a horizontal scroll bar setup.. so... its ONE list but shows 2 columns at a time
Like in explorer - view Lists (instead of Icon, Details.. etc)

It *is* there...look under Microsoft Windows Common Controls (6.0 I think...any should work)..you should see an icon with 3 boxes and 2 underneath

oh.. and right click.. components.. MS windows common controls 6.0

Okay, thanks
I managed to add all those controlers in the toolbox..
But,I added the "mkcHyperLinks" to the listbox, then I noticed that it is not there ? what should I do to make it stay there all the time?

mkcHyperLinks???

I used "mkcHyperLinks" to give a link to text file in one of my recent projects..
I did not mean it for this thread....
As for this thread I get an error message saying "file already open" ???

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Open "c:\filenum.txt" For Input As #1
Open "c:\filename.txt" For Input As #1
Do While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, fileA
Line Input #2, fileB
Listview.listitems.Add fileA, fileB
 
Loop
Close #1
Close #2
End Sub

what am I missing ?

VB Code:

Open "c:\filename.txt" For Input As [B]#2[/B]

yes, I noticed that and I corrected but then it says "object required"

do you have a listview called 'listview'?

yes ,
it says "listview1" shall I remove "1" ?

no, this should be

VB Code:

Listview1.listitems.Add fileA, fileB

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim fileA As String
Dim fileB As String
Dim lstNew As ListItem
 
   Open "c:\filenum.txt" For Input As #1
   Open "c:\filename.txt" For Input As #2
 
   Do While Not EOF(1)
      Line Input #1, fileA
      Line Input #2, fileB
      Set lstNew = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , fileA)  'first column
      lstNew.SubItems(1) = fileB 'second column
   Loop
   
   Close #1
   Close #2
   Set lstNew = Nothing
End Sub

ListView is the class name, either use the default ListView1 or use another name for your listview control (eg. MyListView in this code).

EDIT: I renamed the control to ListView1 since you said this is the name your using.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by bushmobile

no, this should be

VB Code:

Listview1.listitems.Add fileA, fileB

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That's just the index and the key, there's no text.

I'm confused. Is he showing both values in two columns? Or just the number names in one column with the values as indices?

Set lstNew = MyListView.ListItems.Add(, , fileA) [U] 'first column

object required !!!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by leinad31

That's just the index and the key, there's no text.

I'm confused. Is he showing both values in two columns? Or just the number names in one column with the values as indices?

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i was just correcting the object in that line - i don't really use the listview, so i wasn't trying to ammend that bit.

Merhaba,

MyListView was just an assumed listview control name. I updated it to the default ListView1, since you said in post#14 that your using that control name.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by bushmobile

i was just correcting the object in that line - i don't really use the listview, so i wasn't trying to ammend that bit.

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I just got lost on the flow of the discussion :) I thought someone made a suggestion to use a single column instead... if so an additional comma would have been all that was needed in that line.

ListView1.ListItems.Add fileA, , fileB

run time error 380

invalid property value for this:

Quote:

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lstNew.SubItems(1) = fileB 'second column

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I desperately am in need of a "working complete code" :cry:

people usually create the columns at design time... Since your not familiar with listview and that will take some explanation then we will create the columns (ColumnHeaders collection) at run time instead.

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim fileA As String
Dim fileB As String
Dim lstNew As ListItem
 
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Clear
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Add , , "Column 1"
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Add , , "Column 2"
   ListView1.ListItems.Clear
 
   Open "c:\filenum.txt" For Input As #1
   Open "c:\filename.txt" For Input As #2
 
   Do While Not EOF(1)
      Line Input #1, fileA
      Line Input #2, fileB
      Set lstNew = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , fileA)  'first column
      lstNew.SubItems(1) = fileB 'second column
   Loop
   
   Close #1
   Close #2
   Set lstNew = Nothing
End Sub

Hey, it works...
But I can see only the numbers broken in two rows
1,2,3,4
5,6
I think I need the name of that number, too
as:
1 one
2 two
3 three
........
20 twenty
what is missing ?

what about reading all the text in the "textNum.txt" file
and give it a for loop
and do the same for the "textName.txt" file
dim nums as string
dim sname as string
for nums 1 to 100
for sname 1 to 100
list1.additems nums,snames
next
next

something like this not possible ?

It should be showing in the second column... try scroling the listview and adjusting column widths with the mouse at run time.

Post your textfiles.

Hi..here are my text files

Quote:

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But I can see only the numbers broken in two rows
1,2,3,4
5,6

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Oooops we forgot to set the listview in report view. Here...

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim fileA As String
Dim fileB As String
Dim lstNew As ListItem
 
   ListView1.View = lvwReport  '<=== update
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Clear
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Add , , "Column 1"
   ListView1.ColumnHeaders.Add , , "Column 2"
   ListView1.ListItems.Clear
 
   Open "c:\filenum.txt" For Input As #1
   Open "c:\filename.txt" For Input As #2
 
   Do While Not EOF(1)
      Line Input #1, fileA
      Line Input #2, fileB
      Set lstNew = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , fileA)  'first column
      lstNew.SubItems(1) = fileB 'second column
   Loop
   
   Close #1
   Close #2
   Set lstNew = Nothing
End Sub

okay...That's it...
And my last wish is to save the content of listview to a text file
How should we modify the code? ?

All you wanted to do was re-order the data? You could have done that with a textbox, and wouldn't have needed to faff around with listview :-)

What will be the output like in the textfile?

it would be very nice if we can modify the textfile...
50 items in each columns in the text file so that I can have all datas on a single paper
when printed...

So there's a limit on the number of items per column in the printout?

How many columns will the printout have? 2? 4?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by leinad31

So there's a limit on the number of items per column in the printout?

How many columns will the printout have? 2? 4?

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four...4

Its easiest to alternate between the two column groups (1 group is 2 columns) rather than printing 1-50 in first column group then 50-100 in the second column group.

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim lX As Long
Dim lstItem1 As ListItem
Dim lstItem2 As ListItem
Dim sLine As String
 
   Open "C:\fileout.txt" For Output As #1
   
On Error Resume Next
   lX = 1
   Do
      Set lstItem1 = Nothing
      Set lstItem2 = Nothing
      
      Set lstItem1 = ListView1.ListItems(lX)
      Set lstItem2 = ListView1.ListItems(lX + 1)
 
      If lstItem2 Is Nothing Then
         Print #1, lstItem1.Text; Tab; lstItem1.SubItems(1)
      Else
         Print #1, lstItem1.Text; Tab; lstItem1.SubItems(1); Tab; Tab; lstItem2.Text; Tab; lstItem2.SubItems(1)
      End If
      lX = lX + 2
   Loop Until lX >= ListView1.ListItems.Count
On Error GoTo 0
 
   Close #1
End Sub

.I think I need more than two columns
to divide all 300 items by 6 so that each columns display 50 items...
how should I limit the number of items equally for each column?
..I have only two columns in notepad when I run the code above :sick:
Thanks

Try this

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim sLines(49) As String
Dim lArrIdx As Long
Dim lX As Long
 
   lArrIdx = 0
   For lX = 1 To ListView1.ListItems.Count
      sLines(lArrIdx) = sLines(lArrIdx) _
         & ListView1.ListItems(lX).Text & vbTab _
         & ListView1.ListItems(lX).SubItems(1) & vbTab
      lArrIdx = lArrIdx + 1
      If lArrIdx > 49 Then lArrIdx = 0
   Next
   
   Open "C:\fileout.txt" For Output As #1
   For lX = 0 To 49
      Print #1, sLines(lX)
   Next
   Close #1
End Sub