Using A Timer To Create A Delay?
Oct 15, 2009
I'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?
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Apr 6, 2009
Is it possible to use a timer to delay code? For example:
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Apr 2, 2010
I'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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Dec 20, 2009
Is 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!
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May 29, 2010
What 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.
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Feb 3, 2011
is 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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Dec 2, 2008
I 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.
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Jun 9, 2012
it 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.
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Jan 11, 2011
I 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.
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Nov 6, 2009
VB6 create object of timer instead of timer control
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Nov 18, 2010
I tried to convert my VB6 code to VB2005 and it seems like some syntax cannot be use. I had tried to make it work but it still failling me.how to create a delay timer which can delay up to 5 hours and this will repeatly in 10 loops.
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Jan 26, 2010
how to set or create a delay for the program i have created. i'm using a barcode reader to deteck the libraryidno, it shows prompts when i just typed the characters in the textbox but if i use the barcode reader it doesn't prompt any message box because of the fast response of the system..
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Nov 4, 2009
I have a Nag Screen that I am creating, and I am wanting to create a delay before the OK button is enabled allowing the user to proceed.
Is it better to use a Timer event or would a 'For I = 1 to 20000"
loop be the better option.
All this timer would do is Enable the OK button, thats all.
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Jul 12, 2011
What is the best way to create a delay between interations in a loop, somewhere around 1 to 5 seconds?Example:
do
'Do something
Delay number of seconds?????? How do I do this
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Mar 5, 2009
I have used the following Sub to be able to do some actions before a system goes in hibernate/suspend mode.[code]...
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May 19, 2012
I am currently creating a program to send keystokes to a program at certain intervals. I need the thread to delay between keystrokes, and i need to be able to have the user input the amount of delay from the GUI via textbox. I have it running perfect with Thread.Sleep(), but it just isn't consistent enough. How can I code it to be accurate to roughly 5ms up or down? thanks, and here is the code. This is in VB 2010 by the way.
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Dec 21, 2009
I know that time delays have been covered before around almost everywhere. however a method that forgoes forcing the GUI to become temporarily non-responsive, is all but a myth, or at least to my findings. i have the need for a GUI program to delay before the next command, however using the current method, detailed following, it causes the desired effect however it dose make it much less polished as when you click anything else on the GUI it goes un-responsive for the directed time. [Code] make a sub called say Tdelay( milseconds as integer) and have it run a loop as many times as the milseconds variable indicates and each time making the thread delay for 1 milsecond and then update the GUI/form in some way, then re-loop.
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May 8, 2011
I want to create a small delay so that my 1st set of codes run smoothly. How can I do that in vb.net ?
Edit 1 Suppose I have a few lines of code like this
..................Statement Line 1..............
..................Statement Line 2..............
..................Statement Line 3..............
[code]....
Only when the execution of first five statements are complete then only the next five can be executed
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Jul 8, 2009
I 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:
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Oct 6, 2010
I have an app with a timer control, and the interval is set to 60000ms (1 min). so every min i have some event happen. thats pretty simple. however, i want to have a 15 second warning that the event is going to happen. so basically 45 seconds after my timer starts, i want a message such as "15 seconds left until event x happens".
would i have to use 2 timers? i guess im lost on the logic. i know how to use the timer control, but i have been googling all night trying to figure this one out. i have tried using 1 timer set to 45 seconds (for the warning) and another timer at 60 seconds(for the event) but they go out of synch after 1 iteration and will not consistently stay 15 seconds ahead of the other. i dont want to post any code i have, because it is all trash and i want to start over from scratch.
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Feb 14, 2010
I am trying to create a timer in VB 2008 and would like it to have minutes, seconds, and milliseconds. The timer should look like this : mm:ss.ms
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Jul 17, 2011
How do i create a timer programatically, say, every time i hit a button. if i want each timer to stay running for an hour, would they have to be named different each time the button is pressed, since the previous timers would still be running.
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May 23, 2012
I have this current problem I created user control with timer and use it on my form. My problem is how can I create array timer bound to user control.
example my user control name is uc_project my timer g_tmr
On my main form
uc_project.g_tmr.Enabled = true working fine
But how to make uc_project.g_tmr(index).enabled = true to create multiple timer.
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Jan 2, 2012
how to create a countdown timer in visual basic
button (start)
labelsec(Sec lab)
labelmin(min lab)
labelhr(hours lab)
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Jun 9, 2010
How would I go about creating a Timer that will fire an Event every 24 hours, 2 minutes? I know the Interval in ms is 86,420,000, but of course the Timer Interval will not go that high. Do I have to have a series of Timers to go off every minute until 24 hours is reached???
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Sep 23, 2010
I'm trying to create a time during runtime. I can create the timer just fine but I cannot call it from another sub.[code]...
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May 16, 2012
I want to create a timer while the application is running. For example, the form has TextBox1 and Button1. When Button1 is clicked, the timer will be enabled and will print the current system time in TextBox1 every 10 seconds. The timer will be disabled when the Button1 is clicked again. How do I implement the timer and its events? An example with both Windows Forms and Silverlight would be great.
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Jul 11, 2011
I am attempting to create a timer that will activate a tick event every 1 second until stopped by an "If" statement. The tick event should then drive a clock measuring time in units of hours, minutes and seconds. The if statements handle the time readout, timer stop and activate another form after a set number of hours have elapsed. I have tried several different methods and while my application is running, it does not add increments to the integers representing the time units, refresh the displayed time units, or perform any of the timer related functions. I assume the cause is that I just don't know as much as I think I do (which isn't much)
Here is the applicable code:
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices
Imports System.IO
Public Class SessionManager
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Jan 23, 2012
Currently I'm creating a task that runs a hardware i/o loop for the duration of my program.i.e. it's a task that's created at the program's start and runs a loop that is only broken at the programs termination. Each loop cycle communicates via ethernet to hardware.depending on time outs each cycle takes 30-300 msec)I've noticed that if the loop runs with out any break that the program really slows down... to counter act that I placed a thread.sleep(x) in the loop
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May 27, 2009
ok i need to create a simple form that has a Stop watch in it that counts up can some one
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