Threads in Delphi?

[JasonDBurke]

I'm wondering how to implement a Thread in Delphi 5 that will basically execute a very long while loop and update a counter and then display that counter value in a label on the GUI. I've read the help examples but the thread setup and execution are not as intuitive to me as in VC++. Some sample code would be greatly appreciated to help me sort out this fustrating problem.
Thanx,
Jason

 

[EricDraven]

Create a global variable on your form i.e.

var
Form1 : TForm1;
MyThread : TThread;

Then when you need to create a thread. To do this, click New followed by thread object. You are required to give it a name (i.e MyThreadObject). In here you will be able to see where to enter your code.

To call your thread use

MyThread := MyThreadObject.Create(False); Arte Et Labore

 

[RSi2]

http://www.pergolesi.demon.co.uk/prog/threads/ToC.html

Read this book (you can download it as a "chm" help file (319k) ) you'll find all the useful techniques to implement threads ...

Good luck