Seconds

[fallnwrld]

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?

[Red Thread]

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

[fallnwrld]

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

[HeSaidJoe]

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

[kedaman]

You could have a counter counting the seconds in the timer

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