[RESOLVED] Countdown Timer on a different form

Hello,

From Form1, I'm trying to Call a sub on Form2 that displays a countdown timer in a label.
First, I tried to it a different way by putting this code in Form1; above the sub "Dim tmrCD As Integer = 120" and code:

Code:

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tmrCD = tmrCD - 1
                If tmrCD > 0 Then frmTwo.lblCD.Text = ("NEXT ATTEMPT STARTS IN " & tmrCD.ToString)
                If frmTwo.lblCD.Text = "0" Then
                    frmTwo.Timer1.Stop()
                End If

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But it only displayed 119 and didn't count down. It was obvious to me that the reason is because the Timer is not being used.

Then I tried putting this into Form2

Code:

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Private CD As Integer = 120

    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        Me.lblCD.Text = ("NEXT ATTEMPT STARTS IN " & CD.ToString("00"))
        If CD = 0 Then
            Me.Timer1.Enabled = False
        Else
            CD -= 1
        End If
    End Sub

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But it started counting down the instant the page loaded, which is completely opposite from what I need! I need Form1 to finish it's job when a button is pressed, THEN call Timer1_Tick at the bottom of the sub on Form1 when it's finished with it's job. In form1, I tried using:

Code:

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Call frmTwo.Timer1

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But got the error:

Quote:

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Property access must assign to the property or use it's value.

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I'm not sure how to proceed. Ideas?

Add public sub in frmTwo and call it from form1, frmTwo.StartCountDownTimer

Code:

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' add this to frmTwo
Public Sub StartCountDownTimer()
    Timer1.Interval = 1000
    Timer1.Start
End Sub

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Worked perfectly!

BTW: you can start the timer like this frmTwo.Timer1.Start(), but i suggest using public sub because it is more handy specially if you want to perform some tasks before or after starting the timer.