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[quote][i]Originally posted by hofmaale[/i]
[br]Hi there,

I've got a Origin-C based import "script" that reads measurement data from one of our instruments and then creates some graphs and calculates often needed quantities, all upon hitting a custom toll-button. Graphs, Worksheets & Notes get created in a custom folder-structure based on sample numbers and sub-measurements taken.

But, when importing "more" data, let's say 20 measurements, the number of created objects (Worksheets, Graphs, Folders etc.) gets quite large - and as the GUI updates it's view each time a new object is created or folder selected, the creation takes quite long.

Is there a possibility to either
a) defer updates to the GUI until the operation has finished (like [font=Courier New]BeginUdpate()[/font=Courier New] and [font=Courier New]EndUpdate()[/font=Courier New] that exist for almost all windows controls, or e.g. "Defer Panel Updates" in LabView)
b) create all these things in the background?

Current Operation:
- create&select Folders using [font=Courier New]Folder.AddSubfolder[/font=Courier New] and [font=Courier New]Folder.Activate[/font=Courier New]
- create new Graphs/Worksheets/Notes etc. using [font=Courier New]GraphPage.create[/font=Courier New] / [font=Courier New]Worksheet.create[/font=Courier New] etc.

Thanks in advance

Alexander

Origin Ver.: Pro 9.0.0G (32 Bit) SR2
Operating System: Win XP x86
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hofmaale	Posted - 10/10/2013 : 07:22:35 AM Hi there, I've got a Origin-C based import "script" that reads measurement data from one of our instruments and then creates some graphs and calculates often needed quantities, all upon hitting a custom toll-button. Graphs, Worksheets & Notes get created in a custom folder-structure based on sample numbers and sub-measurements taken. But, when importing "more" data, let's say 20 measurements, the number of created objects (Worksheets, Graphs, Folders etc.) gets quite large - and as the GUI updates it's view each time a new object is created or folder selected, the creation takes quite long. Is there a possibility to either a) defer updates to the GUI until the operation has finished (like BeginUdpate() and EndUpdate() that exist for almost all windows controls, or e.g. "Defer Panel Updates" in LabView) b) create all these things in the background? Current Operation: - create&select Folders using Folder.AddSubfolder and Folder.Activate - create new Graphs/Worksheets/Notes etc. using GraphPage.create / Worksheet.create etc. Thanks in advance Alexander Origin Ver.: Pro 9.0.0G (32 Bit) SR2 Operating System: Win XP x86
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rlewis	Posted - 10/12/2013 : 6:29:42 PM As far as I can tell, Pages can only be created in the active folder ... However, once created the pages can be moved to another folder using the Folder.Move() method ... Instead of activating the newly created folders, you could try creating the Pages and move them to the target Folder ... In principle, such an approach should reduce the number of GUI updates ....
hofmaale	Posted - 10/11/2013 : 04:25:24 AM Ah, so at least Objects other than folders won't trigger an update, I'll check that. Thanks! Is there any possibility to create Worksheets in other folders but the active one?
rlewis	Posted - 10/10/2013 : 3:49:18 PM When creating Page objects (e.g. WorksheetPage, GraphPage, Note) you could use the CREATE_HIDDEN flag ... e.g. WorksheetPagePage wp; wp.Create("Origin.otw",CREATE_HIDDEN);

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