VB Timer characteristics 1

[jayraykay]

Hello,

If I have a VB timer interval set to 60 seconds, does that 60 seconds begin every 60 seconds or does it start counting after all of the work is done for that interval..

example

I have a routine that take about 5 minutes to run.

If I put this 5 minute routing in a 60 second timer, will the timer start counting again after the 5 minute routine is running or will I have a ton of overlapping routines running??

thanks!

 

[JeffTullin]

If the routines have a DoEvents in them, then you will have a bunch of overlapping routines.
To ensure only one routine happens at a time, why not disable the timer when the routine starts, and turn it back on again when it is finished?
Then you get the next routine 60 seconds after the last one finished running.