[DUG] tMemo, Stop updating

[Todd Martin]

Yes it will work!
TMemo uses TMemoStrings

On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:20, Steve Peacocke wrote:
> No, Thanks, but sorry that won't work. BeginUpdate will be for Data
> enabled components. This is a simple tmemo.
>
> Thanks anyway
>
> Steve
>
> On 01/08/07, Neven MacEwan <neven at mwk.co.nz> wrote:
> > Steve
> >
> > Memo1.lines.Beginupdate? or something like that
> >
> > > Bloody stupid question I know, but I spent all day traversing 3 tons
> > > of spaghetti code and my mind is mush.
> > >
> > > Is there a way that I can tell a tMemo component not to keep updating
> > > when I process all the lines.
> > >
> > > I have a tMemo component with, lets say 5-10,000 lines. I want to
> > > process through each of those lines updating certain ones where
> > > necessary.
> > >
> > > for i := 0 to Memo1.lines.Count - 1 do
> > >     If (Memo1.lines[i] = 'I can use this line') then
> > >          DoThingsToTheLine;
> > >
> > > The problems is that I want to have the tMemo remain on the form, but
> > > I don't want it to keep updating to try to keep up with the current
> > > line that I'm processing.
> > >
> > > I've already tried Memo1.Enabled := false, but the frigging thing
> > > still keeps updating.
> > >
> > > I don't want to make it invisible as it looks really horrible.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
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