Dumb Question...

[ComputerWiz6996]

How do you multiple a variable called TimerInter by 60000?

I am trying to use it like this:

Timer1.Interval = TimerInter * 60000

[Vlatko]

Interval can't take such big values

The interval can be between 0 and 64,767, inclusive, which means that even the longest interval can't be much longer than one minute (about 64.8 seconds).

[Quintonir]

That's correct, if the variable is declared as numeric value (Long, Double etc.) ...


Quintonir

[ComputerWiz6996]

this is the code I am using:

If Check1.Value = 1 Then
Timer1.Enabled = True
Timer1.Interval = Val(Text15.Text) * 60000
Else
Timer1.Enabled = False
End If

I tried dimming it as Long, and I am still getting an overflow error.

[Quintonir]

Sharp one, Vlatko, you got me there; I didn't know. Thanks.


Quintonir

[Quintonir]

As Vlatko stated earlier, the Interval property is not allowed to contain values passing a certain limit (64.767). Multiplying the TextBox with 60000 probably passes the limit.


Quintonir

As a work-around, use the Timer function.

Dim bTime As Boolean

'Interval = Interval (in seconds)
Sub NewTimer(ByVal Interval As Long)
    Do While bTime = True
    Start = Timer
    Do While Timer < Start + Interval * 60
    DoEvents
    Loop
    
    <--Your code here-->
    
    Loop
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    bTime = True
    NewTimer 5
End Sub

Another work around is, to have a static variable in the timer event and if for example, you want it to go off every 5 minutes, set the interval for 60 000 and then use this:

static num as integer
if static < 5 then
static = static + 1
else
static = 0
'put code here
endif

[chrisjk]

This is real dodgy but you could also have multiple timers...
Timer1.Interval=64,767
Timer1 runs timer 2
Timer2.Interval=64,767
Timer2 runs timer 3
Timer3.Interval=64,767
Timer3 runs something

added together makes 3 minutes 13 seconds

GetTickCount is probably the best if you need high accuracy (excluding QueryPerformanceCounter). It can be as percise as 1 millisecond, or up to 49 days.

[Microbasic]

How about the SetTimer and the KillTimer?

Public Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" _
Alias "SetTimer" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent _
As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerFunc As _
Long) As Long
Public Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" _
Alias "KillTimer" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent _
As Long) As Long

Public Function TimerSub(hwnd as long, msg as long, uid as long, systime as long) as long
if id=3 then
'Do
elseif id = ...
end sub
End Sub


'USE--------------
SetTimer (me.hwnd, 3, 488217443, addressof timersub)

'STOP------------
KillTimer(me.hwnd, 3)