Code:' Problem: ' Before I fire I can access other features ' After I fire and set the form to invisible, I can't access my Start Button ' Something seems to he holding on to things. ' What sort of stupidy have I envoked here? ' Controls Required: ' Command1 ' Timer1 ' Label1 Option Explicit Public bStopThis 'get out of loop (Lable Flash) Public stFile As String 'file to check for content Public stDir As String 'dir of file Public sFired As Boolean 'used to stop timer from firing till past the minuite 'get tic count API used in flickering the label caption (Label1) Private Declare Function GetTickCount Lib "kernel32" () As Long Private Sub Form_Activate() Dim x 'store get tic count bStopThis = False Do Label1.ForeColor = IIf(Label1.ForeColor = vbWhite, vbRed, vbWhite) x = GetTickCount + 750 'flash timer for label1 Do Until x < GetTickCount Or Forms.Count = 0 'flash till DoEvents Loop Loop Until bStopThis = True Or Forms.Count = 0 'kill the loop End Sub Private Sub Command1_Click() bStopThis = True 'option to turn off blinking Form1.Visible = False End Sub Private Sub Form_DblClick() 'kill the application bStopThis = True Unload Me End Sub Private Sub Form_Load() Timer1.Interval = 1000 Timer1.Enabled = True 'stDir = "K:\Working\" 'restore when done testing stDir = "c:\" 'testing data condition stFile = Dir$(stDir & "*.*") 'label positioning on screen as well as command button positioning Label1.Left = (Screen.Width / 2) - (Label1.Width / 2) Label1.Top = (Screen.Height / 2) - (Label1.Height / 2) Command1.Left = (Screen.Width / 2) - (Command1.Width / 2) Command1.Top = Screen.Height - (Command1.Height + 2000) Me.WindowState = vbMaximized 'full view End Sub Private Sub Timer1_Timer() DoEvents Dim x 'get formatted current time x = Format(Now, "HH:NN AM/PM") Select Case x 'if these times and file is not empty and it has not been fired yet then fire it Case "10:10 AM", "10:14 AM", "10:17 AM", "10:20 AM" 'test 'Case "08:50 AM", "11:50 AM", "01:50 PM", "03:50 PM" 'resore to this when test complete If stFile <> "" Then 'orders in file If sFired = False Then Form1.Label1.Caption = "Orders To Process" Form1.Visible = True sFired = True End If Else 'nothing in file If sFired = False Then Form1.Label1.Caption = "File Empty" Form1.Visible = True sFired = True End If End If 'at any other time set the firesd condition to false Case Else sFired = False End Select End Sub




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