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I have saved a number of settings to a preference.ini file and when the preferences are changed I wish to force the widget to reload (when the save button is pressed) so that the widget will restart with all new settings. So, is it possible to force a restart in code? (not from the menu).

widget.cmd("!Reload");

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Thanks very much, will try and test and report back.

there is not any !Reload command in the Autocomplete List.
Also when i use this command i don't see any effect.

am i doing wrong?
or is there another option?

just to note:
i want to Reload one of widget window from the code

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This didn't work for me either.

I need a way to reload a widget from the menu. At the moment I am creating a menu option that calls a routine that runs widget.cmd("!Reload");

It does nothing. Does anyone have a method for reloading a widget from code?

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I would also like to reload the widget from the press of a button.
Currently it seems to me, when the system is put to sleep, after waking up certain information does not refresh.
eg.: weather information (in general), which can't be fixed by "update weather" alone, the widget has to be refreshed

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Just click everywhere ON the widget and press "F5". Works like the windows refresh..

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That's really useful information Jim. Good to know - we must document that somewhere, I am getting more involved in Xwidget now so will try to help there soon.

I do need to be able to do this in code though. All my previous widget engines have a simple "Reload Widget" which exists to sort out widgets that are malfunctioning through getting confused, communication, thread, memory issues all sorted by a 'reload widget'. I reckon the function might be in there somewhere I just don't know whether or where.

i didn't know this...
it hadn't been pointed anywhere,
thanks

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i don't know if the Reload command going to be available in next version or not...


but as a temporary solution:
you can send keyboard input in code by using ActiveX objects,
so you can send F5 to your widget through code:

example:

Comment:
1. 1st line will create activex object
2. 2nd line will make the widget to TopMost and Set Focus to it
3. 3rd line will send F5 key


Note:
make sure you set the focus to your widget before sending key to it (as i have done it in 2nd line),
to prevent sending key incorrectly to other programs

Thank you hamid and jimking great to know

Thanks for the input everyone.

I have a workaround

Reopening the post as a bug so it can be added to the list.