VB.NET Application : How to know idle status

[hmkaddoura]

Hi all,

any one knows how to check if my vb.net application is in an idel status or not?
how can I keep my vb.net application not to go to idel status?

any suggestion?


Regards,
HK

[Plater]

Attach an event handler to the Application.Idl e event.
That will tell you when your application is going into idle mode.

[hmkaddoura]

Thanks..that worked greatly...

I inserted this in the form_load
start_idle = DateAndTime.Now
end2_idle = DateAndTime.Now
AddHandler Application.Idl e, New System.EventHan dler(AddressOf Application_Idl e)


and created this function

Private Sub Application_Idl e(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
end_idle = DateAndTime.Now
If (end_idle.Subtr act(end2_idle). Seconds.ToStrin g > 1) Then
start_idle = DateAndTime.Now
ElseIf (end_idle.Subtr act(start_idle) .Minutes.ToStri ng >= 3) Then
'MsgBox("idle is greater than 3")
start_idle = DateAndTime.Now
End If

end2_idle = DateAndTime.Now
End Sub

this will pop up a message every 3 minutes of idleness :>

thanks for the reply