timer problems, dont know how to use it

[gnibbles]

Im trying to read from the comm port 2 every 10 seconds or whenever i want and i want to use the timer to do it, i have all the code to read from the port i just dont know how to integrate it with the timer.

gnibbles
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[Karl Blessing]

add a timer to your form, set it to be enabled (if you want it to start doing it as soon as the program starts)

interval is set in miliseconds, so 1000 = 1 seconds

and in the timer code, you type in the code you want it to do every time the interval is hit
you can start/stop the timer using TimerName.Enabled = True/False
Karl
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[davejazz]

Dim i, j As Integer

Private Sub Form_Load()
init
End Sub

Public Sub init()
Timer1.Interval = 10000 '10 seconds
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
'as long as timer1 is enabled, your program jumps here
'every 10 seconds or whatever you set the interval to.

DoEvents 'safety valve.

For i = 1 To 1000
For j = 1 To 1000
Next j
Next i

'after executing the above code, your program will jump
'here again after 10 seconds.
End Sub

You may have to disable the timer once your code within the timer1_timer() sub starts executing and re-enable it upon completion. Ten seconds isn't very long depending upon what your code is doing.

 

[MikeLacey]

gnibbles

wouldn't it be more reliable to use the oncomm event so that you can make sure you never miss any data?
Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com

 

[gnibbles]

MIke

what is this oncomm command, because there is no documentation what so ever on the mscomm part of vb

gnibbles
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