[AccessD] Faux console

ooh, and much more simple!

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:

> I normally use a listbox for this. Set the rowsource to Value List and make
> sure that it is not
> sorted.
>
> Function AddToLogList(strData)
> 'Add new item to the end
> lstLog.Additem(strData)
>
> 'Remove first item if list is now too long
> If lstLog.Listcount > 50 then
>   lstLog.RemoveItem(0)
> end if
>
> 'Move to last item in list
> lstLog = strData
> End Function
>
>
> On 23 Mar 2011 at 14:02, David McAfee wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to make a fake console window out of a text box to display
> > status of events that are happening.
> >
> > After every update, I insert a VBCRLF.
> >
> > The trouble is, after 16 lines, the text doesn't scroll up as it does
> > in a DOS window.
> >
> > Is there a way to programmatically scroll the vertical scroll bar
> > down?
> >
> > If not, I was thinking of counting the VBCRLF's and if >15, delete
> > everything up to the first VBCRLF.
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea (or samples) of what I am trying to do?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
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