formating the buffer input from a serial port?

[shay Avital]

hello,

i have a program where i read a list of values from an energy meter through a serial port. to read the buffer i use the ReadExisting() method. my problem is that the words in the second column have different length each raw so the list is not orginized well:






I am looking for a way to get it like that:





here is the code i use to read the buffer:

private void serialPort1_DataReceived_1(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
        {
            DataIn = serialPort1.ReadExisting();
            this.Invoke(new EventHandler(Showdata));
        }

      
        private void Showdata(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
           
                textBox1.Text += DataIn;
                textBox1.SelectionStart = textBox1.TextLength;
                textBox1.ScrollToCaret();
         }

how can i get the input from the buffer to be aligned?

thank you,

shay.

thanks

 

[Skydiver]

Cheap solution: Use a fixed width font in the text box when showing what you got from the serial port.

Correct solution: Parse the input you get from the serial port and break it up into component parts. Then display the values in a proper GUI control that has proper columns like a data grid view or list view. If within each column, you need additional alignment, then prefer to use some kind of fixed width font.

 

[shay Avital]

Cheap solution: Use a fixed width font in the text box when showing what you got from the serial port.

Correct solution: Parse the input you get from the serial port and break it up into component parts. Then display the values in a proper GUI control that has proper columns like a data grid view or list view. If within each column, you need additional alignment, then prefer to use some kind of fixed width font.

Thank you very much,
Can you please share a code example?

 

[Skydiver]

No.

For the cheap solution, just use your WinForms Designer and pick a font with fixed width. I like Bitstream Vera, but you can choose what you like.

For the correct solution, there is not enough information in this thread about the incoming data stream to determine an appropriate way to parse it. Yes, you may have a screenshot of the data, but more precision is needed to determine what kind of data to expect, when to expect it, size limits, field names, etc.

 

[shay Avital]

No.

For the cheap solution, just use your WinForms Designer and pick a font with fixed width. I like Bitstream Vera, but you can choose what you like.

For the correct solution, there is not enough information in this thread about the incoming data stream to determine an appropriate way to parse it. Yes, you may have a screenshot of the data, but more precision is needed to determine what kind of data to expect, when to expect it, size limits, field names, etc.

OK, thanks again