Seconds

This is my prob, i have a form running throughout the whole program. This form has a timer with the interval of 1000 (1sec). If it sees a form, i would like it to wait 5 seconds before it closes it. Now i dont want it ot call another timer to close it so is there any other way?

You could use the sleep function
(but again, i think it's only in VB6)


Code


Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" _
(ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Call Sleep(5000) '5 seconds

End

Yeah vb doesnt have the sleep function, plus i want everything else to be working. I just want 1 form to close in 5 seconds. I guess im going to have to use another timer.....EEKKK

could you not do something like this.

wherever you find the window open
Timer2.interval = 1000
Timer2.enabled=true
x = x + 1
if x = 5 then
'close the window
x = 0
timer2.enabled = false

You could have a counter counting the seconds in the timer

Code:

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Static counter as integer
  'to activate it counter=counter+1
  if counter then counter=counter+1 'increments if activated
  if counter=6 then '5 seconds passed
      'do your stuff
      counter=0'disable the counter
  end if

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