Delay Code Execution

[VBonliner]

How can I delay the execution of the next line of
code for 5 seconds WITHOUT pausing the application?

Thanks.

[Edited by VBonliner on 10-13-2000 at 02:44 PM]

Add a DoEvents. This will do all the code events before processing to the next line after it.

[seaweed]

Public Sub Wait(afSeconds As Single)
    Dim lfTimesUp As Single
    Dim llNumDays As Long
    Dim ldDaysUp As Date
    
    lfTimesUp = Timer + afSeconds
    
    Do While lfTimesUp > 86399
        lfTimesUp = lfTimesUp - 86399
        llNumDays = llNumDays + 1
    Loop
    
    ldDaysUp = Date + llNumDays
    
    Do Until Date = ldDaysUp
        DoEvents
    Loop
    
    Do Until Timer >= lfTimesUp
        DoEvents
    Loop
End Sub

[Edited by seaweed on 10-13-2000 at 02:59 PM]

[VBonliner]

I have a CLOSE statement after a PRINT statement.
I need to hold the execution of the CLOSE till
the printer's 'buffer' gets the document.

The DoEvents (inbetween PRINT and CLOSE)
is holding the printer as well and causing problems.

Any ideas?

Thanks

You shouldn't have any problems with a DoEvents between PRINT and CLOSE. But what is the problem you are having? Because a DoEvents will PRINT and wait for that task to finish and then CLOSE.

[VBonliner]

I am sorry Matthew, the problem is from QUIT application
not CLOSE document. I tried the DoEvents as below, but
it didn't work; I still get the message if I wanna
quit word while a print job is pending.

PRINT document

CLOSE document

DoEvents

QUIT application

[VBonliner]

Thanks Matthew. It worked.
I placed the DoEvents in a Timer function / Do While
Loop.