i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

[Tark Siala]

hi
i am using timer control, its good but if my event doing less than one time
in 1 Minute.
i want make event every 5 minute, how i can do that?

i am using VB6, VB.NET

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[Sankalp]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

You can assign the interval of your timer on form load to some value.
e.g. if your timer is Timer1, then
on form load :-
Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer1.Interval = 300000 ( 5 minutes)

This will fire the Timer1_Elapsed event where you can do your
processing.

-S

[Jason]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

in VB.net (not sure about 6...)

a timer with the interval of 1000 = 1000ms which = 1 s

so for 1 minute 60 * 1000 = 60,000

so for 5 minutes 60 * 5000 = 300,000



"Tark Siala" <tarksiala@ic c-libya.com> wrote in message
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> hi
> i am using timer control, its good but if my event doing less than one
> time in 1 Minute.
> i want make event every 5 minute, how i can do that?
>
> i am using VB6, VB.NET
>
> --
> Best Regards
>
> Tark M. Siala
> Development Manager
> INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER (ICC.Networking )
> Mobile: +218-91-3125900
> E-Mail: tarksiala@icc-libya.com
> Messenger: tarksiala@hotma il.com
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> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/tarksiala
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>[/color]

[Bob Butler]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

"Jason" <jason@genzling er.com> wrote in message
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> in VB.net (not sure about 6...)
>
> a timer with the interval of 1000 = 1000ms which = 1 s
>
> so for 1 minute 60 * 1000 = 60,000
>
> so for 5 minutes 60 * 5000 = 300,000[/color]

In VB6 the timer control is limited to 65535 so the usual method there is to
save the time ina module-level or static procedure level variable, set the
timer to 60000 (or any value >0 and <65536) and then when the timer event
fires compare "Now" to the saved time to determine if you have reached the
desired interval.

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[Karl E. Peterson]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

Sankalp wrote:[color=blue]
> You can assign the interval of your timer on form load to some value.
> e.g. if your timer is Timer1, then
> on form load :-
> Timer1.Enabled = True
> Timer1.Interval = 300000 ( 5 minutes)[/color]

Not in ClassicVB, you can't!
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[Jason]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

perhaps its time for an upgrade? ;)


"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@mvps.or g> wrote in message
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> Sankalp wrote:[color=green]
>> You can assign the interval of your timer on form load to some value.
>> e.g. if your timer is Timer1, then
>> on form load :-
>> Timer1.Enabled = True
>> Timer1.Interval = 300000 ( 5 minutes)[/color]
>
> Not in ClassicVB, you can't!
> --
> Working without a .NET?
> http://classicvb.org/
>
>[/color]

[Karl E. Peterson]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

Jason wrote:[color=blue]
> perhaps its time for an upgrade? ;)[/color]

Ah yes, if only there were... (Signed the petition, yet? ;-)
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[Saga]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

This is what happens when the query is crossposted to Classic and .NET
groups :-)

Regards
Saga


"Karl E. Peterson" <karlNON@SPAMME mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Sankalp wrote:[color=green]
>> You can assign the interval of your timer on form load to some value.
>> e.g. if your timer is Timer1, then
>> on form load :-
>> Timer1.Enabled = True
>> Timer1.Interval = 300000 ( 5 minutes)[/color]
>
> Not in ClassicVB, you can't!
> --
> Working without a .NET?
> http://classicvb.org/
>
>[/color]

[Ken Halter]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

"Jason" <FBomb@j.com> wrote in message
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> perhaps its time for an upgrade? ;)
>[/color]

Nah... you'll find out the first time that 5 minutes is up and the OS has
swallowed a timer event <g>

Personally, I set the tick to about once per second (depending on a few
things) and use DateDiff to figure out if a certain amount of time has
elapsed. Timer events are just to flakey to rely on. By doing the math
myself, I eliminate the OSs ability (for the most part) to ruin my timing.

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[Karl E. Peterson]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

Saga wrote:[color=blue]
> This is what happens when the query is crossposted to Classic and .NET
> groups :-)[/color]

Exactly. Two languages, two answers.
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[PulsarSL@gmail.com]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

dim interval as long
dim ticked as long

long = 30000 'or your time, in seconds
ticked=0

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
ticked = ticked + 1
if ticked = interval then call yourfunction
end sub

[Karl E. Peterson]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

PulsarSL@gmail. com wrote:[color=blue]
> dim interval as long
> dim ticked as long
>
> long = 30000 'or your time, in seconds
> ticked=0
>
> Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
> ticked = ticked + 1
> if ticked = interval then call yourfunction
> end sub[/color]

Yeah, that's one idea (though I'd use Static procedure vars, myself), but as
others have pointed out this method is vulnerable. You are hearby
admonished to write, 1000 times, on the blackboard:

"Windows is not a real-time operating system."
"Windows is not a real-time operating system."
"Windows is not a real-time operating system."
"Windows is not a real-time operating system."
"Windows is not a real-time operating system."
"Windows is not a real-time operating system."

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[Rich M]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

I usually set the Interval to 60000 (1 minute) and use the Timer's Tag
property as a minute counter:

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
If Val(Timer1.Tag) < 4 Then
' Increment minute counter
Timer1.Tag = Val(Timer1.Tag) + 1
Else
' Do actual stuff every 5 minutes

' Reset minute counter
Timer1.Tag = "0"
End If
End Sub


"Tark Siala" <tarksiala@ic c-libya.com> wrote in message
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> hi
> i am using timer control, its good but if my event doing less than one
> time in 1 Minute.
> i want make event every 5 minute, how i can do that?
>
> i am using VB6, VB.NET
>
> --
> Best Regards
>
> Tark M. Siala
> Development Manager
> INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER (ICC.Networking )
> Mobile: +218-91-3125900
> E-Mail: tarksiala@icc-libya.com
> Messenger: tarksiala@hotma il.com
> Web Page: http://www.icc-libya.com
> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/tarksiala
> =============== =============== ========
>[/color]

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

Tark,

In VBNet in at least 3 (4) different methods. This dependend if you use it
for a Form, a windowsservice or a multithreading application. For Webforms
will in the Atlas part as well a clientside timer be included.

Beside that can you in windowforms VBNet as well stop the processing one
minute or longer and get mostly the same effect.

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Michael C]

Re: i need timer interval more than 1 Minute.

"Rich M" <rmabry-nospam@jaguartc .com> wrote in message
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>I usually set the Interval to 60000 (1 minute) and use the Timer's Tag
>property as a minute counter:[/color]
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> Timer1.Tag = Val(Timer1.Tag) + 1[/color]

Yuk!

Michael