VS 2008 Timer - Possible To Use A Timer To Delay Code?
Apr 6, 2009Is it possible to use a timer to delay code? For example:
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Force The Timer To Do The Code Within The Tick Event Before The Delay?
Jun 9, 2012it is possible to force the timer to do the code within the tick event before the delay.In other words..Usually the timer when starts it delays 'x' seconds according to the interval settings then process some codes then delay again 'x' seconds.What I want here is to do the code then delays 'x' seconds.
View 2 RepliesVS 2008 - Timer Set To 5000 (5 Seconds) And The Code In The Timer Takes Longer Than 5 Seconds?
Jun 14, 2012Quick question - if I have a timer set to 5000 (5 seconds) and the code in the timer takes longer than 5 seconds to run because of sql stuff, will the timer wait until the code is done till it fires again?
View 3 RepliesHow To Add Timer Delay
Apr 2, 2010I'm trying to figure out the best way to add delay. From looking online I believe a timer would work best but I'm having trouble with the code. Basically what I'm trying to accomplish is a GPI debounce set to 200ms. the Timer3 properties interval is set to 200 and its enabled = false. Here is what I am working on.
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Using A Timer To Create A Delay?
Oct 15, 2009I'm using Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition.I'm working on a class. At various points, I want to insert a delay between executions of the code. Nothing terribly large. Around 50-200 miliseconds. It doesn't seem like much, but it makes the program run better. I'll probably randomize the length of the delay later between those two marks. So basically the code would go...SomeFunction()timer delaySomeFuntion()I have the timer declared as
Private tmrTimer As TimerAnd each place I want to use it, I simply redeclare it. Or I might add it to the constructor of the class. Either way. Just thinking adding it to the class constructor would probably be a better idea.
tmrTimer =
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End SubUnfortunately, I get the error "Handles clause requires a WithEvents variable defined in the containing type or one of its base types"Now remember, this is all contained in a class, so theoretically speaking I can simply move the class file from project to project and reuse it, without ever having to worry about how the class works. Reading through the Timer specifications, I probably need to do some cleanup on the timer after I use it. Am I correct in this?
Delay Loops Without Using (Sleep Or Timer)
Dec 20, 2009Is there is way to delay loops without using (Sleep or timer) in VB
Because on java you cant do something like this
For(i = 0; i< 100; i++) {
Event.Wait(3000)
Animate(i);
}
I dont want to use sleep because your control is dead while is at sleep And using timer waste memory and process timer plus more coding is needed!
How To Use Timer Function Just As Time Delay
May 29, 2010What line of code would I need to use the timer function just as a delay, so like as lines are being executed, once it gets to this timer it waits for say 1500 milliseconds before execution is continued.
View 4 RepliesUsing A Timer To Delay Main Thread?
Feb 3, 2011is the first time I tried to use a timer - can't understand why it doesn't work!I need to suspend the main thread for a preset time 'delaymSecs' then let the thread continue.I tried this code fragment:-
System.Timers
'(etc)
Public
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VS 2008 Timer Delay In VS 2008?
Jul 8, 2009I am using serial port to send packets in a form. There is a delay between two common packets, say 20 seconds. I used to use sleep to delay 20s before the second packet send.But sometimes I need to send a special packet every 4 seconds to keep device alive before the 2nd packet send. But during sleeping I cannot do anything.Per a suggestion yesterday from an expert, I changed to use timer solution. I set Timer1.interval = 4,000 and Timer2.interval = 20,000 and enable Timer1 and Timer2 after the 1st packet in Form1. After the 2nd packet is read to buffer, I use "while" to wait there until 20s overflow in Timer2 to send this common packet out. At the meantime, Timer1 is supposed to overflow every 4s to send the special packet. Now the problem is:
View 7 RepliesInterface And Graphics :: Delay In Timer Tick?
Dec 2, 2008I am running an application to control at 1, 10 and 100 Hz to compare their response for a control systems class. I have a timer that reads data from hardware, a timer that updates the screen and does the control, and a timer that writes data to a file. I've been having problems with the speed of the write timer, so I created a buffer.It takes 0 ms to load the buffer, and the buffer is written to file using a synchronized streamwriter and a thread every 100 iterations. It also flips back and forth between two buffers so there are no read/write conflicts.If I try to run at 10 Hz, the timer executes on average every 109 ms. If I try to run at 100 Hz, the timer executes on average ever 15-16 ms.
View 2 RepliesVS 2008 Difference Between System.Timers.Timer And System.Windows.Forms.Timer?
Jun 15, 2009I'm wondering what exactly is the difference System.Timers.Timer and System.Windows.Forms.Timer???
View 4 RepliesVS 2008 Timer Count Up / Down Code
Feb 6, 2010the timer dosnt work if i checked the checkbox. [code] this is how the program looks like
View 38 RepliesExtend My Interval Timer Timer To Include Hours In Addition To Minutes And Seconds?
Aug 2, 2010What I need to do to make this code work for hours as well?[code]...
View 6 Replies.net - Accurate Windows Timer - System.Timers.Timer() Is Limited To 15 Msec
Jan 15, 2009I need an accurate timer to interface a Windows application to a piece of lab equipment.I used System.Timers.Timer() to create a timer that ticks every 10 msec, but this clock runs slow. For example 1000 ticks with an interval of 10 msec should take 10 wall-clock seconds, but it actually takes more like 20 wall-clock sec (on my PC). I am guessing this is because System.Timers.Timer() is an interval timer that is reset every time it elapses. Since it will always take some time between when the timer elapses and when it is reset (to another 10msec) the clock will run slow. This probably fine if the interval is large (seconds or minutes) but unacceptable for very short intervals.Is there a function on Windows that will trigger a procedure every time the system clock crosses a 10 msec (or whatever) boundary?
UPDATE: System.Timers.Timer() is extremely inaccurate for small intervals.I wrote a simple program that counted 10 seconds several ways:
Interval=1, Count=10000, Run time = 160 sec, msec per interval=16
Interval=10, Count=1000, Run time = 16 sec, msec per interval=15
Interval=100, Count=100, Run time = 11 sec, msec per interval=110
Interval=1000, Count=10, Run time = 10 sec, msec per interval=1000
It seems like System.Timers.Timer() cannot tick faster that about 15 msec, regardless of the interval setting.Note that none of these tests seemed to use any measurable CPU time, so the limit is not the CPU, just a .net limitation (bug?)For now I think I can live with an inaccurate timer that triggers a routine every 15 msec or so and the routine gets an accurate system time. Kinda strange, but...I also found a shareware product ZylTimer.NET that claims to be a much more accurate .net timer (resolution of 1-2 msec). This may be what I need. If there is one product there are likely others.
Asp.net - Local Static Variables In Timer.Tick Event (Stopping A Timer)
Jul 9, 2009I have a timer on a page in ASP.NET.
After a certain period of time elapses, I want to disable the timer.
I want to put a static variable in the timers tick event that will track how many seconds have elapsed.
My question is, will this work?
If user X and Y are viewing the page will they both have separate local static variables?
What is the best method of shutting down an ASP.NET timer after a certain elapsed time?
Synchronize The Timer Event So That The Timer Executes From The Background Worker Thread?
Apr 23, 2009I have a windows application that need to process som quite time consuming jobs. In my first try i did all processing under
the form thread. The result was bad response and update of the form due to the heavy jobs.To get around the problem with bad response from the form i created a new class "processing" where i put all the data processing. Then i instanciated a background worker where i in the "doWork" sub created a new instance of "processing".The "processing" class creates a timer from system.timer, and the timer drives the processing.On the Timer event Elapsed the timer starts a new thread from the thread pool.
My problem is now when i want to asynchronously close the background worker (with the corresponding function call what ever it is called ...) there is still a timer thread out there that causes exceptions for me.
1. How can i close my background worker and at the same time have the timer to be stopped?
2. Is there a way to synchronize the timer event so that the timer executes from the background worker thread?
3. Is there a better approach for me to adapt?
VS 2008 : Timer Code For VB6 To VB2008 - Error1Name 'StartTime' Is Not Declared
Jun 10, 2009This timer code is for VB6 and worked fine, It's to change the timer seconds into minutes, I'm not sure how to make this work for 2008 though.
Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Timer1.Interval = 1000 ' set timer to 1 sec intervals.
Timer1.Enabled = False ' timer is off
End Sub
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the errors are...
Error1Name 'StartTime' is not declared.
Error2Name 'MinutesToWait' is not declared.
Error3Name 'StartTime' is not declared.
Create An Array Of Timer - Raise The Tick Event For A Particular Timer?
Jan 11, 2011I want to create an array of timer in vb.net. My problem is that how will i raise the tick event for a particular timer, say mytimer(x).tick and inside the tick event there is also a button, say mybutton(x) which changes location every interval. for example:
public class blah
dim mybuttons(20) as button
dim mytimer(20) as timer
private sub form_load(....) handles me.load
for x as integer = 0 to 20
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i dont know what to do next, all i want is to pass the button mybuttons(x) to mytimer(x) tick event, in which their index number are the same. i want to create one timer per button. how to do that? please help me and post example codes. i've researched the net but i cant understand passing variables, addhandlers, etc. i'm just new to programming object oriented.
VS 2010 Incorporate The Timer So Once A Page Loads The Timer Activates?
Jul 4, 2011How can I incorporate the timer so once a page loads the timer activates, waits a few seconds then I tell my program what to do next.I tried this code but it didnt work:
Timer1.Interval = 5000
Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer1.Start()
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Timer And 64bit Processor - Timer That Doesn't Work?
Sep 30, 2010Everything is nice and dandy on my pc, then I compile, move it to its final destination and I doesn't work! At first I thought it was a OS problem, but both machines has win7, I then thought it was a compilation problem, installed visual studio on the other pc, recompiled still with no luck, then it dawned on me, may it be a problem of 32bit vs 64bit?The piece of code is this:[code]....
By the way is not a problem of mouse_event, is the timer that doesn't work
Timer Control In VB - When I Click Outside Of The Form, The Timer Stops?
Mar 24, 2009I have a timer in vb.net and it's interval is 1000ms ,. i have placed in it's timer_tick event a code that will print screen the screen and save it to a database.The problem is when i click outside of the form, or loosing the focus of the mouse to the form containing that timer/printscreen, the timer stops. As a result the printscreen also stops.here are it's properties:
generate member = true
interval = 1000
modifiers = friend
VS 2008 - Code - Get Like Bunch Of Msgbox And When I Break Point The Timer Dosn't Go To The End
Aug 19, 2010CODE:
I get like bunch of msgbox and when i break point the timer dosn't go to the end it just reach to the msgbx and then repeat again from the beginning , i dont know why, i removed the timer and made new one but still the same problem.
.net - Systems.timer.timer Unwanted Multithreading?
Jul 14, 2011I recently switched my code from using the windows.forms.timer to the systems.timer.timer and it has resulted in a multithreading error. I'm using the timer to trigger just one event so multithreading shouldn't be an issue. To give more detail I have implemented the timer at follows:
At the top of the class I have: Private Shared timr1sec As System.Timers.Timer
When the program loads (Private Sub Test_load):
timr1sec = New System.Timers.Timer(1000)
AddHandler timr1sec.Elapsed, AddressOf OnTimedEvent
In OnTimedEvent I call several subroutines, and write some data to the screen using a ListView object.VisualExpress throws the multithreading error on the last line of this code, which is in OnTimedEvent
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Timer In A Thread - Routine Which Is Controlled By A Timer
Aug 13, 2010I have a routine which is controlled by a timer. It works perfectly. The problem is that now, I need to run this routine several times, so I need to start differents threads so that my program doesn't get hung up. I've been trying to start my timer inside a thread, but it doesn't work!
View 18 RepliesVB6 Create Object Of Timer Instead Of Timer Control
Nov 6, 2009VB6 create object of timer instead of timer control
View 5 RepliesVS 2008 Make A Program Stop Or Pause For A Period Of Time Before Continuing The Code Without A Timer?
Jun 13, 2009Out of curiosity, is there a way i can make a program stop or pause for a period of time (which i would choose) before continuing the code WITHOUT a timer.I think I've seen this done before, but I'm not positive.Also note that I'm talking about a forms application (not a console app if that would be any different.)
View 3 RepliesAnimation - Link The Timer To The"timer Start Button" And Make It Move?
Mar 15, 2009I already created a button "enjoy button" that i want to move in a form when the "timer start button" is clicked.how do link the timer to the"timer start button" and make it move? this is what i tried so far..then am blank first
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Private Sub MainForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
'Me.xTimer.Enabled = False
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Update Control On Win Form: Windows-based-timer Vs Server-based-timer
Feb 24, 2011In a vb 2010 project, I have 2 win forms: Form1 and Form2.
In the Form1 class there is a server-based timer: when the "elapsed event" fires, then I update the text of a Label1 on the Form2. A very simple code:
Add A Timer Through Code?
Feb 19, 2010how I can add a new timer through code, and also add the code that the timer executes when it ticks
View 1 RepliesTimer Pauses (sort Of) The Display Portion (label) Of The Timer Indeed Pauses?
Oct 27, 2009My timer pauses (sort of the display portion (label) of the timer indeed pauses, however when the timer is resumed it starts again, but not at the point where it was disabled. As an example. If I pause the timer at 10:00 and wait ten seconds when I hit resume it starts at 09:50, where it should resume at 10:00 or 09:59
Module Helper
Public SessionTime As String
Public Pause As Boolean = False[code].....
