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    Default Constantly Update QFile read

    Hi,
    Im pretty new at Qt and english isnt my main language but I will try to explain my doubt.

    Im creating a program that reads a text file and print its last line in a textBox after you press a button (Stream). The thing is I want the textBox to update automatically after a new line is add in the text file, while I keep read the text file and dont close it.

    For example, this is my text file at first time I read it:

    Qt Code:
    1. Hello World.txt
    2.  
    3. 0
    4. 1
    5. 2
    6. 3
    7. 4
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    There should be printed ‘4’ in the textBox. (until here all OK)

    But after the first read I add a new line in the text file with the number ‘5’, then the program should update automatically the textBox and add that new line.

    I’ve made the same program a few months ago in C++ but now I want to put it in Qt

    Qt Code:
    1. while (1)
    2. {
    3. if (logfile.is_open())
    4. {
    5. logfile.seekg(0, logfile.end);
    6. string line;
    7. while (true)
    8. {
    9. while (getline(logfile, line))
    10. {
    11. strncpy_s(send_data, line.c_str(), sizeof(send_data));
    12. send_data[sizeof(send_data)-1] = 0;
    13. ...
    14. }
    15. }
    16. }
    17. }
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    In Qt for now I have something like this

    Qt Code:
    1. void PC::on_pushButtonStream_clicked()
    2. {
    3. QFile file(filename);
    4. if(!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
    5. QMessageBox::information(0,"info",file.errorString());
    6. if(file.isOpen()){
    7. // while(true) // << CRASH
    8. {
    9. while (!file.atEnd()) {
    10. QByteArray line = file.readLine();
    11. ui->textBrowserLog->setText(line);
    12. }
    13. // }
    14. }
    15. }
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    For now I have to click all time the Stream button to update the textBox

    I’ve also tried to do a

    Qt Code:
    1. while(file.isOpen())
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    but it crashes.

    Thank you in advance.

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    Default Re: Constantly Update QFile read

    Hi,
    Are you mean created a program to watch your file and update the Qt Program when that file modified ?
    If yes, I think you can use " QFileSystemWatcher "
    Hope this class will solve your problem.

    Best regards,

    myta

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    Default Re: Constantly Update QFile read

    Quote Originally Posted by myta212 View Post
    Hi,
    Are you mean created a program to watch your file and update the Qt Program when that file modified ?
    If yes, I think you can use " QFileSystemWatcher "
    Hope this class will solve your problem.

    Best regards,

    myta
    Thank you will check it.

    EDIT
    It seems that QFileSystemWatcher is used to monotorize files on folders (directories). What I want is monotorize if there are changes inside the file, in this case a text file.
    Last edited by digimonkey; 4th November 2014 at 10:00.

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    Default Re: Constantly Update QFile read

    From QFileSystemWatcher doc : The fileChanged() signal is emitted when a file has been modified, renamed or removed from disk

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