DoEvents for DLL Application

[Matt Nunnally]

I am creating a DLL in VB.NET. My code comes across a section where I need a DoEvents call, but since my application is a DLL, Application.DoEvents is not available to me to call.

lStart = Now.AddMilliseconds(m_SwipeTimeout * 1000)

While b_CardSwiped = False
If Now > lStart Then Exit While 'timeout
'I WANT TO CALL DO EVENTS HERE
End While

The b_CardSwiped is set to true by an event that occurs in another class of my DLL. However, my code is stuck here so that code in the other class never gets called when it should. Is there any DoEvents equivilent that I can call here?

[TRScheel]

If you reference System.Windows.Forms you can have access to that call

[Matt Nunnally]

Thanks for the quick reply. However, I can't use that because it is not available for a DLL. When i try to import that, it says Windows is not a member of System.

[TRScheel]

Thanks for the quick reply. However, I can't use that because it is not available for a DLL. When i try to import that, it says Windows is not a member of System.

Yes, for a DLL you actually have to reference that library specifically. Same with a console application.

Perhaps I wasn't clear / very descriptive. You need to right click the project in question, add reference, and select System.Windows.Forms. Once that is added, it can be referenced through code.

[Matt Nunnally]

Thanks, that helped.