Shutdown Timer....

[RFanslow]

Hi All

seem to be having an issue with a simple shutdown timer....

simple basics, a simple app built as an exe
sitting in a main window, menu waiting for a user, timer loaded to _Screen
SET CLASSLIB TO "fanz.vcx" addi
_Screen.AddObject("oTimer","fTimer")
_screen.oTimer.Filename = "e:\prod\shutdown.epo" && filename used to trigger shutdown
_screen.oTimer.WhichApp = "EPO" && Which System (EPO - GISMO)
_screen.oTimer.Interval=20000 && 2000 Milliseconds (20 Seconds)


this timer will not fire unless there is a form visible...

we have many users working in a VM/remote desktops that leave the system up and running, maintenance is needed and files are open, need a way to force a shutdown, currently we force the files/sessions closed from with the windows computer management system which leads to tech support tickets

Any idea's why it wont fire

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Well, what's the fTimer code?

And is there any code anywhere in the app making any essential settings to _screen.oTimer, eg setting enabled .f.? Or is it .f. by class definition and only started by the first form? Any code also setting up another timer as _screen.oTimer?

I'd do a code references search on _SCREEN, only _screen, not _screen.oTimer, there could also hide something like WITH _SCREEN only acting on .oTimer, then again .oTimer might also find any other timer used.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Dan Freeman]

this timer will not fire unless there is a form visible...

What's going on when there isn't a screen visible? In older versions of VFP, timers won't fire (by design) if a menu is open. Is the timer disabled?

 

[TamarGranor]

I tend to attach such timers to the application object, not to _SCREEN. I don't know why it wouldn't work with _SCREEN, but maybe having it hidden is causing a problem.

Tamar