[RESOLVED] Inconsistent Timer with GUI Library

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Option Explicit
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' In Userform ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Private iCount As Integer

Private Sub NextButton_Click()
    If enable_SM Then
        ' If State Transitions is True, proceed
        iCount = iCount + 1
        Call ProcStep(iCount)
    Else
        ' If State Transitions is False, go to Timer State. 
        ' Clicking NextButton will start and stop the timer.
        If timerStart = False Then
            Me.timerLabel = "00:00:00"
            StartTimer_State
        Else
            StopTimer_State
        End If
    End If
End Sub

'''''''''''''' Timer Processes Defined for this Procedure '''''''''''''''''
Private Sub StartTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    timerStart = True                  ' timerStart is a Boolean that indicates if timer has started
    iStart = Now
End Sub

Private Function NextTrigger()
    NextTrigger = Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
End Function

Public Sub OnTimer()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    ProcPerSecond
End Sub

Private Sub StopTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=False
    timerStart = False
    enable_SM = True
End Sub

Private Sub ProcPerSecond()
    Me.timerLabel = Format(Now - iStart, "hh:mm:ss")
End Sub

''''''''''''''''''''''''''' State Library ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Private Sub ProcStep(iProcedure As Integer)
' GUI Library
    Select Case iProcedure
    Case 0
        Call State0
    Case 1
        enable_sm = False         ' Begin Timer State
    Case Else
        Unload Me
    End Select
End Sub

Private Sub State0()
    ' arbitrary code here
End Sub

'''''''''''''''' In TimerModule: ''''''''''''''''''''
Private Sub OnTimer()
    UserForm1.OnTimer
End Sub

Hi guys,
I'm fairly new to Visual Basic (and to the VB Forums - even posted this in the wrong section!), but I'd really appreciate it if anyone can help me and/or point me in the right direction. This is run in MS Excel 2007.
I've omitted irrelevant parts of the code, but I basically have a GUI Library that rotates through 5 "states". One of the states will have a timer that counts up in the "hh:mm:ss" format, updated each second.

The problem is, stopping the timer have been inconsistent. It works about 60% of the time when I'm testing it, but the other 40% I get this error:

Run-time Error '1004':
Method 'OnTime' of object '_Application' failed

And I have no idea why. Shouldn't:

Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=False

Adequately stop any timer procedures being executed? Why is it a hit-or-miss?

[3com]

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/ontime.aspx
HTH

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Thank you for your input. Took a look at it.
I was stopping the timer the same way as that page with:

 Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=False

I have no clue why this does not work 100% of the time. Also, isn't putting an

 On Error Resume Next

Bad practice when stopping the timer? Because if it does not work, then wouldn't the timer still be running the rest of the time Excel is open?

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Sorry, just to be concise, this is the code that handles the timer in UserForm1:

'''''''''''''' Timer Processes Defined for this Procedure '''''''''''''''''
Private Sub StartTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    iStart = Now
End Sub

Private Function NextTrigger()
    NextTrigger = Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
End Function

Public Sub OnTimer()
    ' Schedules itself per second while updating timerLabel with elapsed time
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    ProcPerSecond
End Sub

Private Sub StopTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=False
End Sub

Private Sub ProcPerSecond()
    ' display time elapsed on timerLabel.
    Me.timerLabel = Format(Now - iStart, "hh:mm:ss")    
End Sub

TimerModule.OnTimer calls OnTimer in UserForm1.

[3com]

Should I assume "TimerModule" as standard module, containing a sub called "OnTimer" ????
If so, what that macro does?

Related info... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ice.14%29.aspx

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Yessir! This is what TimerModule has:

 
Private Sub OnTimer()
    UserForm1.OnTimer
End Sub

[3com]

Does "TimerModule.OnTimer" launch the application?
If so, ¿how do you load form?
Who call to "StopTimer_State" Sub ?, a commandbutton?
And, do you want to close form when timer being stopped?

You has said above that you try sub several times (60/40%) getting error, but what system do you use?
In another words:
a-You launch application
b-You stop the chrono.
c-you close form

After this, you reopen the application and restart the process as above?

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UserForm1 is part of a family of UserForms. Another UserForm launches it. TimerModule.OnTimer calls OnTime in the UserForm as a workaround for the Application.OnTime restriction that the Procedure called in:

 Application.OnTime(EarliestTime, Procedure, LatestTime, Schedule)

must be in a Module for OnTime to work.

The actual code I have for this Userform has 8 "states" that rotate between different GUI formats. The "states" hide and show different Labels, TextBoxes, and ComboBoxes. To put more succintly, I am using a pseudo state-machine. One particular state, the Timer State, is being shown twice in the Userform.

StartTimer_State and StopTimer_State are called using one Button: NextButton, and the Timer States are enabled when the variable enable_sm is set to False.

I have tested the timer by cycling through the several "states". This is when I get the 60/40% error.
So I test it like this:
a - cycle through other states til I reach Timer state
b - start timer
c - stop timer
d - repeat a-c

I very much appreciate your patience in understanding my problem, 3com!

[3com]

Well here 23:18 pm, tomorrow has to work, well tomorrow I or any other user, take at look...

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Thank you sir. I appreciate the help!

[3com]

I have a form and a standard module.
A textbox and commandbutton.
NextButton changes their caption between "start" and "stop" depending on the state of the timer.
When I press the NextButton the timer is reset. If I press the button again, the timer stops.
I have tried many times without any failure.

Userform1 code...

Dim iCount As Integer
Dim timerStart As Boolean

Private Sub StartTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    timerStart = True                  ' timerStart is a Boolean that indicates if timer has started
    iStart = Now
End Sub

Private Function NextTrigger()
    NextTrigger = Now + TimeValue("00:00:01")
End Function

Public Sub OnTimer()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=True
    ProcPerSecond
End Sub

Private Sub StopTimer_State()
    Application.OnTime NextTrigger, "TimerModule.OnTimer", Schedule:=False
    timerStart = False
    enable_SM = True
End Sub

Private Sub ProcPerSecond()
    Me.timerLabel = Format(Now - iStart, "hh:mm:ss")
End Sub

Private Sub NextButton_Click()
    If enable_SM Then
        ' If State Transitions is True, proceed
        iCount = iCount + 1
        Call ProcStep(iCount)
    Else
        ' If State Transitions is False, go to Timer State.
        ' Clicking NextButton will start and stop the timer.
        If timerStart = False Then
            NextButton.Caption = "Stop"
            Me.timerLabel = "00:00:00"
            StartTimer_State
        Else
            NextButton.Caption = "Start"
            StopTimer_State
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub ProcStep(iProcedure As Integer)
' GUI Library
    Select Case iProcedure
    Case 0
        Call State0
    Case 1
        enable_SM = False         ' Begin Timer State
    Case Else
        Unload Me
    End Select
End Sub

Private Sub State0()
    ' arbitrary code here
End Sub

HTH

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WOW! Thank you very much! So it was the variable declaration causing me the trouble... haha but that works perfectly now. Again, thank you!

[3com]

Glad you get solved.
Please come back and mark thread as resolved.