# Update GUI via Asynchronous thread

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-gui-via-asynchronous-thread/9666>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 5, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-gui-via-asynchronous-thread/9666 "2015-02-05T21:41:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-gui-via-asynchronous-thread/9666/3 "2015-02-06T15:39:53Z")

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Since this sort of thing pops up often, I created a set of wrappers that simplify this stuff, and allows you to directly use functions in your script modules. The wrappers take care of stuffing the arguments you supply into a temporary fuction’s default argument.  
For your case, try `assignLater()`. Nick’s example becomes:

```auto
# In a script module in your project:
import shutil
def fileTransfer(label):
   path = system.file.openFile()
   newPath = "F:\NewFolder"
   shutil.copy2(path, newPath)
   shared.assignLater(label, "text", "Step one done")

```

```auto
# In your button event
label = event.source.parent.getComponent("Label")
shared.later.callAsync(project.module.fileTransfer, label)

```

[later.py](https://www.automation-pros.com/ignition/later.py) (12 KB)  
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