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Re: Win32Lib; Timed events

• Posted by ZNorQ <znorq at holhaug??om> May 16, 2008
• 690 views

CChris wrote:
> 
> 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

It works now, not because I used the showMessage (I did, but that didn't change
anything), but because I changed from timer ID 12 to 1... So, I guess you can't
have 12 timers? (I don't have 12 timers, 12 was just a random number I picked for
my routine..)

Thank for the feedback, though.. :)

Kenneth/ZNorQ