how to make the combobox limitless

[smorgasbord]

i hv this 1000+ list
possible?
thanks

[Coco-guest]

You can use the r(row option), e.g.: Gui Add, ComboBox, r%SomeHighValue%

[smorgasbord]

please elaborate
PS:
Gui, Add, ComboBox, r101010 vTo, A|B|C|D..............................
did not work

[garry]

not sure what you want
an example combobox with 2100 lines to select

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/*
e4x =
(LTrim Join|
         Janvier
         Fevrier
         Mars
         Avril
         Mai
         June
         Juli
         August
         September
         October
         Novembre
         Decembre
         )
*/

loop,2100
{
i++
e4x .= i "|"
}
Gui, Add, ComboBox, x10 y10 w150 h20 r12 vCCx, %e4x%
Gui,add,button, gGO,GO
Gui,show
GuiControl, Choose,ccx,2098
return

GO:
GuiControlGet,ccx
msgbox, 262144, Test,You selected=`n%ccx%
return

guiclose:
exitapp

[smorgasbord]

Still says continuation section too long.

[Leefme]

e4x =
(LTrim Join|
Janvier
Fevrier
Mars
)

the above is called a continuation section

Within this section
http://ahkscript.org/docs/Scripts.htm#continuation

And specfically read the example after this line of text

--> A continuation section cannot produce a line whose total length is greater than 16,383 characters

[smorgasbord]

@leefme
it seems that is what is intended, to break the limit 16,383.
possible?
thanks

[Bkid]

Leefme I posted a fix for him in IRC which I think will work. He had a huge list, so I broke it up into 3 variables, and GuiControl appended the 2nd and 3rd vars to the list after its initial creation.

[smorgasbord]

@Bkid
Yep it works like a Charm.
million Thanks.
All hail ahkscript

[garry]

( can you show the script ? )
EDIT ; I think I'll understand

@Leefme :
A continuation section cannot produce a line whose total length is greater than 16,383 characters
@Bkid :
Leefme, I posted a fix for him in IRC which I think will work.
He had a huge list, so I broke it up into 3 variables, and GuiControl appended the 2nd and 3rd vars to the list after its initial creation.

[smorgasbord]

@garry

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#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

e4x =
(LTrim Join|
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
)

e4xtemp =
(LTrim Join|
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
)

e4xtemp2 =
(LTrim Join|
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
bla bla bla bla more bla bla bla
)
		
;~ loop,2100
;~ {
;~ i++
;~ e4x .= i "|"
;~ }
Gui, Add, ComboBox, x10 y10 w1050 h20 r12 vCCx, %e4x%
Gui,add,button, gGO,GO
Gui,show
GuiControl,, CCx, %e4xtemp%
GuiControl,, CCx, %e4xtemp2%
GuiControl, Choose,ccx,2098
return

GO:
GuiControlGet,ccx
msgbox, 262144, Test,You selected=`n%ccx%
return

guiclose:
exitapp

[garry]

thank you users
smorgasbord , Bkid , Leefme

[Bkid]

A more basic example, if needed:

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hugelist =
(LTrim Join|
item1
item2
item3
)

hugelist2 =
(LTrim Join|
item4
item5
item6
)

hugelist3 =
(LTrim Join|
item7
item8
item9
)

Gui, Add, ComboBox, x10 y10 w100 h20 r12 vComboBox, %hugelist%
Gui,show
GuiControl,, ComboBox, %hugelist2%
GuiControl,, ComboBox, %hugelist3%
Return

GuiClose:
ExitApp

[Leefme]

@Bkid

I have one nit to pick.

>>Gui, Add, ComboBox, x10 y10 w100 h20 r12 vComboBox, %hugelist%

Don't use a keyword >by itself< as the name of an associated variable
While it is "legal" to do, imo this does not clarify the distinction between keywords and variables.

[smorgasbord]

hmm..
what to do if the whole list is to be assigned to a particular array field, let say file_lines[10]
possible still?
thanks

[Leefme]

The problem with "continuation section" only applies to the limits on its length.

You should be able to assign a value (or in this case string of characters) to a variable by whatever mean needed.
ex: store the string in a file and use Fileread,
or use multiple continuation sections to >append data<

[smorgasbord]

@leefme
Thanks.