[RESOLVED] Timer control

[Lauriux1]

Maybe someone can tell me for which control library file belong Timer ?

[Joacim Andersson]

Msvbvm60.dll

[RhinoBull]

Maybe someone can tell me for which control library file belong Timer ?

Timer is one of the intrisic controls (also there is a built-in Timer function) so what difference would it make to know the library name?

[Lauriux1]

I guess that Msvbvm60.dll is not defoult Windows XP file ? I'm right ?

[Hack]

I guess that Msvbvm60.dll is not defoult Windows XP file ? I'm right ?

No, but it is a default VB6 file that should have gotten installed when you installed the software. Did you install VB6 from a legal, manufacturer's disc?

[RhinoBull]

I guess that Msvbvm60.dll is not defoult Windows XP file ? I'm right ?

According to MS VB runtime files are distributed with every post Win98 OS.
However, it might not come with developer's license so as Hack said if you want to develop in VB (any version) you must install it from legal media.

[Lauriux1]

Yes I know that!
I just want to know is there a big chance that people who will use my program will get an error like "Missing Msvbvm60.dll"
Or Msvbvm60.dll file is in all Windows XP by defoult???

[Hack]

It should be included in the setup and installation package that you create when you roll your app out.

[Lauriux1]

Maybe someone can recommend an good code based timer (short code) ?

[MartinLiss]

See post #41 here, but as Hack suggested you really should create an installation package. You are only asking for trouble otherwise. Is there some reason you don't want to create an installation package?

[Lauriux1]

See post #41

Post #14 not #41

Is there some reason you don't want to create an installation package?

Yes I can put Msvbvm60.dll to resources of my program but I already have MSCOMCTL.OCX, TABCTL32.OCX, COMDLG32.OCX there and I don't want make it more heavy than it is now.

You are only asking for trouble otherwise.

I just want to make an delay function and for some reasons I don't want use Sleep API, that’s why I need a timer.
But if someone have some ideas how to make an delay function without timer then please post this ideas here.

[MartinLiss]

    Dim dClock As Double

    dClock = Timer
    While Timer < dclock + 1 ' "Wait" 1 second
        DoEvents
    Wend

[Lauriux1]

Thanks MartinLiss

But what is fundamental difference between:

Dim dClock As Double

    dClock = Timer
    While Timer < dclock + 1 ' "Wait" 1 second
        DoEvents
    Wend

and

Dim Start As Long

    Start = Timer
    Do While Timer < Start + 1 ' "Wait" 1 second
        DoEvents
    Loop

[MartinLiss]

Using a Long rather than a Double limits you to whole numbers. In other words this wouldn't do what you wanted.

Dim Start As Long

    Start = Timer
    Do While Timer < Start + .5 ' "Wait" .5 second
        DoEvents
    Loop

I should say however that Do/Loop is better then While/Wend.

[Lauriux1]

Thanks MartinLiss for explanation

And last question:
What is difference between Sleep and SleepEx ?

RESOLVED!

[Hack]

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[MartinLiss]

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

· dwMilliseconds
Specifies the time, in milliseconds, for which to suspend execution. A value of zero causes the thread to relinquish the remainder of its time slice to any other thread of equal priority that is ready to run. If there are no other threads of equal priority ready to run, the function returns immediately, and the thread continues execution. A value of INFINITE causes an infinite delay.


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Declare Function SleepEx Lib "kernel32" Alias "SleepEx" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long, ByVal bAlertable As Long) As Long

· dwMilliseconds
Specifies the time, in milliseconds, that the delay is to occur. A value of zero causes the function to return immediately. A value of INFINITE causes an infinite delay.

· bAlertable
Specifies whether the function may terminate early due to an I/O completion callback function or an APC. If bAlertable is FALSE, the function does not return until the time-out period has elapsed. If an I/O completion callback occurs, the function does not return and the I/O completion function is not executed. If an APC is queued to the thread, the function does not return and the APC function is not executed.
If bAlertable is TRUE and the thread that called this function is the same thread that called the extended I/O function (ReadFileEx or WriteFileEx), the function returns when either the time-out period has elapsed or when an I/O completion callback function occurs. If an I/O completion callback occurs, the I/O completion function is called. If an APC is queued to the thread (QueueUserAPC), the function returns when either the timer-out period has elapsed or when the APC function is called.

[Joacim Andersson]

Yes I can put Msvbvm60.dll to resources of my program but I already have MSCOMCTL.OCX, TABCTL32.OCX, COMDLG32.OCX there and I don't want make it more heavy than it is now.

All VB6 applications require MSVBVM60.DLL to run! It's one of the foundation files for the VB run-time, without it your application will simply not run.

[randem]

Please before you go off in the wrong direction please read Installation Problems You will need more than just that file for your app to run.