Thread: CListCtrl??? (this one is HARD!)

Hi, I'm using:

Code:

 LVITEM lvi;
 memset(&lvi, 0, sizeof(LVITEM));
 lvi.mask=LVIF_TEXT;
 lvi.iSubItem=5;
 lvi.pszText=buff;
 lvi.cchTextMax=19;

 SendMessage(hLstBar, LVM_GETITEMTEXT, index, (LPARAM)&lvi);
 MessageBox(NULL,buff,"text",0);

To retrieve the text about a column from a ListControl, which works fine if
the column is displayed, but how can I make it work if the column isn't
visible as I just get back no text if the column is hidden as though the
column doesn't even exist? The columns I'm on about are the ones like XP has
in the my documents folder if it is set on details view.

THANKS!!!
Uni

Never heard of that before. Are you sure that it suddenly starts working once the column is visible?

gg

Figured it out...the data is not even there to collect as the column itself is destroyed.

Thanks anyways