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Controlling MDI parent from child

I have come across a problem whilst programming in VB 2005. I wish to enable a timer from an MDI child form that is in the MDI parent. This is simple enough if simply using a button and code eg.

Form1.Timer1.Enabled = True

However, I want to enable the timer immediately after the button is pressed, and then disable it again later in the same subroutine. This does not seem to work using the above method. What do I need to do for it to work?

Thanks,

David.
May 19 '07 #1
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I have found that the problem is because the timer control actually stops whilst there is processing going on. How can I keep the timer control running whilst other code is being processed?

Thanks.
May 20 '07 #2

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