Timer1 problem.

[The Roys]

Hi

I have a problem getting code to perform under the timer.

My program reads data from a sequential file and performs analysis on this
data. Depending on the criteria selected this program could take up to 4
hours to process. I want to set up a timer which displays the the progress
of the program at 1 second intervals. (I can write this code).

I can get the timer to work, but not while the program is running the code.
It seems as if the processing of the data is taking up all of the resources
and not allowing the code in the timer function to be displayed.

Is there a way to halt the other processing for say 100th of a second while
the code in the timer function can be displayed.

Thanks
Trevor.

[Henk ten Bos]

Maybe addding the statement

DoEvents

in the procedure that processes the file would do the trick

"The Roys" <tr*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi

I have a problem getting code to perform under the timer.

My program reads data from a sequential file and performs analysis on this
data. Depending on the criteria selected this program could take up to 4
hours to process. I want to set up a timer which displays the the progress
of the program at 1 second intervals. (I can write this code).

I can get the timer to work, but not while the program is running the code. It seems as if the processing of the data is taking up all of the resources and not allowing the code in the timer function to be displayed.

Is there a way to halt the other processing for say 100th of a second while the code in the timer function can be displayed.

Thanks
Trevor.

[J French]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 05:11:37 GMT, "The Roys" <tr*****@hotmail.com>
wrote:

Hi

I have a problem getting code to perform under the timer.

My program reads data from a sequential file and performs analysis on this
data. Depending on the criteria selected this program could take up to 4
hours to process. I want to set up a timer which displays the the progress
of the program at 1 second intervals. (I can write this code).

I can get the timer to work, but not while the program is running the code.
It seems as if the processing of the data is taking up all of the resources
and not allowing the code in the timer function to be displayed.

Is there a way to halt the other processing for say 100th of a second while
the code in the timer function can be displayed.

You really need to put the odd DoEvents in your 'tight processing'
loop

The side effect is that you could get someone clicking on something
and setting off another 'strand of execution' whikl the first one is
running.

[Aristotelis E. Charalampakis]

As mentioned, use the doevents BUT prior to the execution you should disable
the form, controls etc and re-enable them at the end.

Doevents will also prevent Windows from claiming that your program "... is
not responding" and threatening to end it violently.. :-)

A.

"The Roys" <tr*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dM********************@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

Hi

I have a problem getting code to perform under the timer.

My program reads data from a sequential file and performs analysis on this
data. Depending on the criteria selected this program could take up to 4
hours to process. I want to set up a timer which displays the the progress
of the program at 1 second intervals. (I can write this code).

I can get the timer to work, but not while the program is running the code. It seems as if the processing of the data is taking up all of the resources and not allowing the code in the timer function to be displayed.

Is there a way to halt the other processing for say 100th of a second while the code in the timer function can be displayed.

Thanks
Trevor.

[J French]

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:57:47 +0300, "Aristotelis E. Charalampakis"
<ar***********************@REMOVEMEhotmail.com> wrote:

As mentioned, use the doevents BUT prior to the execution you should disable
the form, controls etc and re-enable them at the end.

Doevents will also prevent Windows from claiming that your program "... is
not responding" and threatening to end it violently.. :-)

Good advice,

However I would stick all the controls in the Form inside a Frame

.... And disable the Frame

[Aristotelis E. Charalampakis]

of course, but remember the toolbar as well!

Cheers

A

"J French" <er*****@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:57:47 +0300, "Aristotelis E. Charalampakis"
<ar***********************@REMOVEMEhotmail.com> wrote:

As mentioned, use the doevents BUT prior to the execution you should disablethe form, controls etc and re-enable them at the end.

Doevents will also prevent Windows from claiming that your program "... isnot responding" and threatening to end it violently.. :-)

Good advice,

However I would stick all the controls in the Form inside a Frame

... And disable the Frame