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  • John Wright
    #1

    backgroundworker

    I have a backgroundworke r thread that I need to check some data for me every
    6 hours or so. I can start the thread and do the check with great success,
    but I only need this thread to check every six hours. I tried the timer
    control, but that is clumbsy. I was wondering if I should use the thread to
    keep track of the system time and subtract the time from last check and when
    it hits 6 hours or greater run the process, or is there a better way? I
    really don't want this thread just processing time when it is not needed.
    Any suggestions?

    John Wright


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    • Cor Ligthert [MVP]
      #2
      Re: backgroundworke r

      John,

      You mean that you want to use the instruction.

      threading.threa d.sleep(millise conds).

      As Spam Catcher already wrote. This is in my opinion a typical windowservice

      I hope this helps,

      Cor

      "John Wright" <riley_wright@n otmail.com> schreef in bericht
      news:epcl4hMZGH A.1220@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
      >I have a backgroundworke r thread that I need to check some data for me
      >every 6 hours or so. I can start the thread and do the check with great
      >success, but I only need this thread to check every six hours. I tried the
      >timer control, but that is clumbsy. I was wondering if I should use the
      >thread to keep track of the system time and subtract the time from last
      >check and when it hits 6 hours or greater run the process, or is there a
      >better way? I really don't want this thread just processing time when it
      >is not needed. Any suggestions?
      >
      > John Wright
      >[/color]


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        • John Wright
          #3
          Re: backgroundworke r

          I got it. I just set the sleep as shown below. Then recall the DoWork sub
          from the RunWorkerComple ted Sub. This gives me the six hours I need. A
          windows service would be more combersome as we don't want to install
          services on all the computers. This does great. Then I use delegates to
          interact with the program. Thanks for the help.

          John
          System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep( System.TimeSpan .FromHours(6))





          "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nl> wrote in message
          news:%231TAKjRZ GHA.1192@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
          > John,
          >
          > You mean that you want to use the instruction.
          >
          > threading.threa d.sleep(millise conds).
          >
          > As Spam Catcher already wrote. This is in my opinion a typical
          > windowservice
          >
          > I hope this helps,
          >
          > Cor
          >
          > "John Wright" <riley_wright@n otmail.com> schreef in bericht
          > news:epcl4hMZGH A.1220@TK2MSFTN GP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
          >>I have a backgroundworke r thread that I need to check some data for me
          >>every 6 hours or so. I can start the thread and do the check with great
          >>success, but I only need this thread to check every six hours. I tried
          >>the timer control, but that is clumbsy. I was wondering if I should use
          >>the thread to keep track of the system time and subtract the time from
          >>last check and when it hits 6 hours or greater run the process, or is
          >>there a better way? I really don't want this thread just processing time
          >>when it is not needed. Any suggestions?
          >>
          >> John Wright
          >>[/color]
          >
          >[/color]


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