Timer driving me nuts

[John]

Hi

I have a timer on my form. The problem is no matter how large an interval I
set, the timer_tick event always gets called very fast. What am I doing
wrong?

Thanks

Regards

[IdleBrain]

Re: Timer driving me nuts


Hey John,
R u setting the timer interval at runtime after starting the timer?
If that is the case, set the timer interval before starting the timer.

Hope it helps.


John wrote:

Hi
>
I have a timer on my form. The problem is no matter how large an interval I
set, the timer_tick event always gets called very fast. What am I doing
wrong?
>
Thanks
>
Regards

[John]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

I have set it at design time and it currently stands at 600000. Still too
fast almost like 1 second. I am running my process in the Timer_Tick event.

Thanks

Regards

"IdleBrain" <indianmostwant ed@yahoo.comwro te in message
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>
Hey John,
R u setting the timer interval at runtime after starting the timer?
If that is the case, set the timer interval before starting the timer.
>
Hope it helps.
>
>
John wrote:

>Hi
>>
>I have a timer on my form. The problem is no matter how large an interval
>I
>set, the timer_tick event always gets called very fast. What am I doing
>wrong?
>>
>Thanks
>>
>Regards

>

[GhostInAK]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

Hello John,

If I remember correctly the Timer.Interval will accept a large numer, like
600000, however the only valid numbers are 0 through ~32000. Interval is
defined in milliseconds.

-Boo

I have set it at design time and it currently stands at 600000. Still
too fast almost like 1 second. I am running my process in the
Timer_Tick event.
>
Thanks
>
Regards
>
"IdleBrain" <indianmostwant ed@yahoo.comwro te in message
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>

>Hey John,
>R u setting the timer interval at runtime after starting the timer?
>If that is the case, set the timer interval before starting the
>timer.
>Hope it helps.
>>
>John wrote:
>>

>>Hi
>>>
>>I have a timer on my form. The problem is no matter how large an
>>interval
>>I
>>set, the timer_tick event always gets called very fast. What am I
>>doing
>>wrong?
>>Thanks
>>>
>>Regards
>>>

[Stuart Nathan]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

Can we see the code?

[John]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32 seconds?)
then how does one get round it?

Thanks again everyone.

Regards

"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
news:encbx21yGH A.5072@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...

Can we see the code?
>

[JR]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

from the help:
The interval can be between 1 and 64,767, inclusive, which means that
even the longest interval will not be much longer than one minute (about
64.8 seconds).

now if you need a larger timer try the following.

Add a static variable.

rease the variable each time you enter the sub. When you have the seconds
you need (if - end if) do your stuff

Jan


"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukschr eef in bericht
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Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32 seconds?)
then how does one get round it?
>
Thanks again everyone.
>
Regards
>
"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
news:encbx21yGH A.5072@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...

>Can we see the code?
>>

>
>

[Claes Bergefall]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

I've never heard of a 32/64/whatever sec limitation (except on Windows 3.x).
Both of the following works fine on my machine:

Timer1.Interval = 60000 '1 minute interval
Timer1.Start()

Timer1.Interval = 300000 '5 minute interval
Timer1.Start()


According to the docs for SetTimer (that System.Windows. Forms.Timer uses)
the maximum value for the interval is USER_TIMER_MAXI MUM. That constant is
defined in winuser.h as 0x7FFFFFFF

There must be something else that's wrong in this case. Show your code

/claes

"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
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Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32 seconds?)
then how does one get round it?
>
Thanks again everyone.
>
Regards
>
"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
news:encbx21yGH A.5072@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...

>Can we see the code?
>>

>
>

[Theo Verweij]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

I think there is a misunderstandin g between the readers.
There are 2 types of timers available:
1. The timer control (System.Windows .Forms.Timer)
2. The timer class (System.Timers. Timer)

The first one is a control, and has a limititation of 64,767 seconds.
The second one is a class, and does not have this limitation.


Claes Bergefall wrote:

I've never heard of a 32/64/whatever sec limitation (except on Windows 3.x).
Both of the following works fine on my machine:
>
Timer1.Interval = 60000 '1 minute interval
Timer1.Start()
>
Timer1.Interval = 300000 '5 minute interval
Timer1.Start()
>
>
According to the docs for SetTimer (that System.Windows. Forms.Timer uses)
the maximum value for the interval is USER_TIMER_MAXI MUM. That constant is
defined in winuser.h as 0x7FFFFFFF
>
There must be something else that's wrong in this case. Show your code
>
/claes
>
"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
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>Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
>minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32 seconds?)
>then how does one get round it?
>>
>Thanks again everyone.
>>
>Regards
>>
>"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
>news:encbx21yG HA.5072@TK2MSFT NGP03.phx.gbl.. .

>>Can we see the code?
>>>

>>

>
>

[C-Services Holland b.v.]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

John wrote:

Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32 seconds?)
then how does one get round it?
>
Thanks again everyone.
>
Regards
>

How about storing the time when you start then let the timer check every
second orso to check the timespan between the current time and the
stored start time.




--
Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v

[Claes Bergefall]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

The first is a class too...

As I posted below I successfully used System.Windows. Forms.Timer with a 5
minute (i.e. 300 seconds) timeout. Can you show me where this limitation of
the System.Windows. Forms.Timer control is documented (beacuse I can't find
it)?

/claes

"Theo Verweij" <tverweij@xs4al l.nlwrote in message
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>I think there is a misunderstandin g between the readers.
There are 2 types of timers available:
1. The timer control (System.Windows .Forms.Timer)
2. The timer class (System.Timers. Timer)
>
The first one is a control, and has a limititation of 64,767 seconds.
The second one is a class, and does not have this limitation.
>
>
Claes Bergefall wrote:

>I've never heard of a 32/64/whatever sec limitation (except on Windows
>3.x). Both of the following works fine on my machine:
>>
>Timer1.Interva l = 60000 '1 minute interval
>Timer1.Start ()
>>
>Timer1.Interva l = 300000 '5 minute interval
>Timer1.Start ()
>>
>>
>According to the docs for SetTimer (that System.Windows. Forms.Timer uses)
>the maximum value for the interval is USER_TIMER_MAXI MUM. That constant
>is defined in winuser.h as 0x7FFFFFFF
>>
>There must be something else that's wrong in this case. Show your code
>>
> /claes
>>
>"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
>news:OrncNP3yG HA.5048@TK2MSFT NGP05.phx.gbl.. .

>>Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about 5
>>minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32
>>seconds?) then how does one get round it?
>>>
>>Thanks again everyone.
>>>
>>Regards
>>>
>>"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
>>news:encbx21y GHA.5072@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..
>>>Can we see the code?
>>>>
>>>

>>

[Claes Bergefall]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

I found it in MSDN:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xy0zeach.aspx

It actually says that the timer interval is limited to max 64 seconds. Looks
incorrect to me though. Setting it to 2 minutes correctly fires the Tick
event every 2 minutes as expected in my text application. And the underlying
API (SetTimer) doesn't have any 64 sec limitation so why would the Timer
class have it?

/claes

"Claes Bergefall" <louplou@nospam .nospamwrote in message
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The first is a class too...
>
As I posted below I successfully used System.Windows. Forms.Timer with a 5
minute (i.e. 300 seconds) timeout. Can you show me where this limitation
of the System.Windows. Forms.Timer control is documented (beacuse I can't
find it)?
>
/claes
>
"Theo Verweij" <tverweij@xs4al l.nlwrote in message
news:%23yXHhd6y GHA.1292@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

>>I think there is a misunderstandin g between the readers.
>There are 2 types of timers available:
>1. The timer control (System.Windows .Forms.Timer)
>2. The timer class (System.Timers. Timer)
>>
>The first one is a control, and has a limititation of 64,767 seconds.
>The second one is a class, and does not have this limitation.
>>
>>
>Claes Bergefall wrote:

>>I've never heard of a 32/64/whatever sec limitation (except on Windows
>>3.x). Both of the following works fine on my machine:
>>>
>>Timer1.Interv al = 60000 '1 minute interval
>>Timer1.Start( )
>>>
>>Timer1.Interv al = 300000 '5 minute interval
>>Timer1.Start( )
>>>
>>>
>>According to the docs for SetTimer (that System.Windows. Forms.Timer
>>uses) the maximum value for the interval is USER_TIMER_MAXI MUM. That
>>constant is defined in winuser.h as 0x7FFFFFFF
>>>
>>There must be something else that's wrong in this case. Show your code
>>>
>> /claes
>>>
>>"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
>>news:OrncNP3y GHA.5048@TK2MSF TNGP05.phx.gbl. ..
>>>Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about
>>>5 minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32
>>>seconds?) then how does one get round it?
>>>>
>>>Thanks again everyone.
>>>>
>>>Regards
>>>>
>>>"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
>>>news:encbx21 yGHA.5072@TK2MS FTNGP03.phx.gbl ...
>>>>Can we see the code?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>

[Theo Verweij]

Re: Timer driving me nuts

I also don't know why, but it is documented this way.
Maybe a microsoft employee can explain this?


Claes Bergefall wrote:

I found it in MSDN:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xy0zeach.aspx
>
It actually says that the timer interval is limited to max 64 seconds. Looks
incorrect to me though. Setting it to 2 minutes correctly fires the Tick
event every 2 minutes as expected in my text application. And the underlying
API (SetTimer) doesn't have any 64 sec limitation so why would the Timer
class have it?
>
/claes
>
"Claes Bergefall" <louplou@nospam .nospamwrote in message
news:eWgUEMEzGH A.2640@TK2MSFTN GP06.phx.gbl...

>The first is a class too...
>>
>As I posted below I successfully used System.Windows. Forms.Timer with a 5
>minute (i.e. 300 seconds) timeout. Can you show me where this limitation
>of the System.Windows. Forms.Timer control is documented (beacuse I can't
>find it)?
>>
> /claes
>>
>"Theo Verweij" <tverweij@xs4al l.nlwrote in message
>news:%23yXHhd6 yGHA.1292@TK2MS FTNGP03.phx.gbl ...

>>I think there is a misunderstandin g between the readers.
>>There are 2 types of timers available:
>>1. The timer control (System.Windows .Forms.Timer)
>>2. The timer class (System.Timers. Timer)
>>>
>>The first one is a control, and has a limititation of 64,767 seconds.
>>The second one is a class, and does not have this limitation.
>>>
>>>
>>Claes Bergefall wrote:
>>>I've never heard of a 32/64/whatever sec limitation (except on Windows
>>>3.x). Both of the following works fine on my machine:
>>>>
>>>Timer1.Inter val = 60000 '1 minute interval
>>>Timer1.Start ()
>>>>
>>>Timer1.Inter val = 300000 '5 minute interval
>>>Timer1.Start ()
>>>>
>>>>
>>>According to the docs for SetTimer (that System.Windows. Forms.Timer
>>>uses) the maximum value for the interval is USER_TIMER_MAXI MUM. That
>>>constant is defined in winuser.h as 0x7FFFFFFF
>>>>
>>>There must be something else that's wrong in this case. Show your code
>>>>
>>> /claes
>>>>
>>>"John" <John@nospam.in fovis.co.ukwrot e in message
>>>news:OrncNP3 yGHA.5048@TK2MS FTNGP05.phx.gbl ...
>>>>Got it now thanks. My only problem now is to set the interval to about
>>>>5 minutes. If the highest interval the timer can take is 32000 (32
>>>>seconds?) then how does one get round it?
>>>>>
>>>>Thanks again everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>>
>>>>"Stuart Nathan" <stuart.nathan@ homecall.co.ukw rote in message
>>>>news:encbx2 1yGHA.5072@TK2M SFTNGP03.phx.gb l...
>>>>>Can we see the code?
>>>>>>

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