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Re: Win32Lib; Timed events

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at ?griculture.go?v.fr> May 16, 2008
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ZNorQ wrote:
> 
> 
> I have a couple of questions in regards to timed events in Win32Lib;
> 
> a) Why wont this code example work? (PS! The mbox is just another form of
> message_box,
> and it works - this isn't the problem.)
> 
> procedure evnTIM_Timer (integer hControl, integer hEvent, sequence
> uParameters)
>   mbox("5 seconds just passed...")
> end procedure
> setTimer(fmMAF, 12, 5000)
> setHandler(12, w32HTimer, routine_id("evnTIM_Timer"))
> 
> b) Is it possible to create timers that aren't 'linked' to a window?
> 
> Kenneth/ZNorQ

Of course. Any control will accept a timer AFAIK.

As to why the message box doesn't show up: try replacing it with a showMessage()
statement, and see if you "get the message". I use this for debugging things
where the inspected window must not lose focus to the debugger, so it definitely
works.

CChris