time display...Anyone ?

Anyone???

I use this to change an image on the 1/4 hour

Dim curTime As Date

curTime = Format(Now, "hh:mm:ss AMPM")


'change picture every 1/4 hour

If curTime = "08:00:00 AM" Then Call cmdRandom_Click
If curTime = "08:15:00 AM" Then Call cmdRandom_Click
If curTime = "08:30:00 AM" Then Call cmdRandom_Click
If curTime = "08:45:00 AM" Then Call cmdRandom_Click

I would like the user to be able to choose between
10 seconds, 20seconds, 40seconds, 10 min, 20, min, 40 min

one problem....
I haven't a clue how to go about this or even if it can be done.

use the gettickcount API

put this in a module

Code:

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Public Declare Function GetTickCount Lib "kernel32" () As Long

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put this in a command button, or whatever to fire it up

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim Count As Long
Dim Interval As Long
Dim EndTime As Long
Dim Temp As Long
Dim NextTick As Long
EndTime = (60 * 15) ' 15 minutes
Interval = 1000
    While Count < EndTime
        Temp = GetTickCount
       
        If NextTick < Temp Then 'Next tick reached
            NextTick = Temp + Interval 'Set next tick time
           
            Count = Count + 1 'Increase count
           
        End If
   
        DoEvents 'Handle windows messages (like KeyDown, MouseDown,...)
    Wend

    Call cmdRandom_Click
End Sub

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lets say you wanted to run it 4 times.
then add a loop
like

Code:

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Do Until NewVar = 4

'the code I gave you here
Loop

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to change the time, all you have to do is
change the "EndTime" Variable.


Thanks to Fox, I downloaded his gettickcount demo, and I took alot of this code from him ;)

Ok, I'll give it a go...
thanks,

I forgot to add, you will have to increment the new variable if you want to loop

Code:

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'add this to the loop

NewVar = NewVar + 1

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why would I want to loop it.

Not sure what is happening

currently I use a timer and it checks for me

If I run it once without a loop what exactly does it do.
Seems to me it counts the tickers until 15 min is reached and then it calls random click...so if I want it to check all day long I would have to loop it for 96 times...one for each 1/4 hour of the day.

Is this how it works...

one other thing is I am changing between 2 forms..
ie..I form for add, delete, manipulate, etc and the other
for just displaying images. So I am assuming if I put the code into the load or active it is restarted each time a form is called and that would throw off the change time.






[Edited by HeSaidJoe on 06-18-2000 at 11:00 PM]