Auto refresh a form (textbox output) using timer?

[PS_Studio_User]

Hey there, I'm trying to refresh the output to a few textbox's in a form. I'm pulling file count at certain folder locations and this changes constantly. I want to auto 'refresh' the form every 5 minutes or so to get the latest count.

Is this possible to do with a timer? I see the documentation here (https://www.sapien.com/blog/2011/08/09/ ... r-control/) for timer, but nothing to actually refresh data output to a form

Thanks!

[jvierra]

To refresh data you have to reacquire the newer data and update the form. The text in a textbox cannot be changed by any refresh method.

[PS_Studio_User]

To refresh data you have to reacquire the newer data and update the form. The text in a textbox cannot be changed by any refresh method.

Thanks Jvierra, is there an easy way to update the form?

[jvierra]

What do you mean by "update"?

[PS_Studio_User]

What do you mean by "update"?

You said I'll need to reacquire the data and update the form, I guess I'm asking if there's a way to automatically do that or does it need to be manual?

[jvierra]

Without an example of what you are asking bout it is not possible to understand your issue.

[PS_Studio_User]

Without an example of what you are asking bout it is not possible to understand your issue.

Sorry Jvierra, here's an example:

$Total = get count of files at folder location
$TextBox.Text = $Total
Textbox outputs total file count, so say [ 301 ]

However, file count is constantly changing in this folder, maybe its' 241 now, I'd like to somehow have the textbox refresh or update to show the new count maybe every 30 seconds, or 60 seconds - something like that.

[jvierra]

There is no automatic way to do that. You have to redo the query and reassign the value to the textbox.
By the way. This is how to do that.

$TextBox.Text = (Get-ChildItem $folder -FIle).Count

You can stick that in the timer even and set the timer to run as often as you like.

[PS_Studio_User]

Thanks for the update - I've looked at using a timer with this article: https://www.sapien.com/blog/2011/08/09/ ... r-control/

But it only talks about using a timer as just a timer.

Do I just start the timer, run the PS within that, and then stop the timer, then somehow loop it?

[jvierra]

The code goes in the timer tick event. Each time the timer ticks the code is executed.