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  1. Feb 21st, 2004, 05:34 PM #1
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    Is there a way to make a program wait without a timer?

    I am adding a function to my scripting language so that the program will wait . . . Is there a function call or maybe some API to make a program stop execution for a certain amount of time?
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    Yes the Sleep API.

    Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" Alias "Sleep" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

    Sleep 1000 'Delay or wait for 1 second
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    theres another api call, bit more code needed, which allows events to happen whilst in sleep, such as use the min button etc.. i cant remember the name but somebody in here will surely know.
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    Try this that MartinLiss posted, works quite well.

    http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...ferrerid=35425
    I use Microsoft Visual Basic 2005. (Therefore, most code samples I provide will be based around the .NET Framework v2.0, unless otherwise specified)
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  6. Feb 21st, 2004, 07:19 PM #5
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    If you need to be woken on a certain condition, WaitForSingleObject/WaitForMultipleObjects is useful.
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