VB count/wait/timeout script

Pulse · 14 Sep 2006 at 20:25

im not sure which one i need, i just need a program to automatically do task after 30seconds, but im not sure which one i need, nor do i know the script for such a thing.

i have tried

Code:

wscript.sleep 30000

that didnt work

i also tried

Code:

' Add Timer1 to form
' .Interval=60000 (this can be set to 1000 to count seconds instead)
' .Enabled=False
'Add public variables
' Public CurrentMinute As Single
' Public TimeLimit As Single
'
' Activate timer to begin counting off minutes
'
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
CurrentMinute=CurrentMinute+1
If CurrentMinute=TimeLimit Then
Timer1.Enabled=False
MsgBox "Time's Up": 'put code to execute other code, here
End If
End Sub
'
' Initialize variables
'
Private Sub Form_Load()
CurrentMinute = 0
TimeLimit=15
End Sub

and that didnt work.

please help!

PsychoDuck · 14 Sep 2006 at 21:08

Why not put the code you want to execute after 30 seconds into the Timer() event of a timer set to an interval of 30 seconds? Also where are you trying to do this in a vbscript or in vb6?

Pulse · 16 Sep 2006 at 09:39

well im only just starting to learn how to use the software so i dont know much about it, and yes im am using vb6, though i do believe my dad has bought 2005.

thanks again

TrUz · 16 Sep 2006 at 10:14

In VB6 if you want the timer to execute something every 30 seconds just set the timers interval to 30000 and put the code you want executing the in timer event handler.

TrUz

PsychoDuck · 17 Sep 2006 at 11:43

In VB6, drag a timer off the general toolbar onto your form, in the properties of the timer, set the interval to 30000.

If you then double click on the timer VB will automatically create the code to handle the Timer event which should look like this:-

Code:

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()

'Put code here that you want to execute every 30 seconds

End Sub

Pulse · 17 Sep 2006 at 13:45

Thanks worked perfectly

shame i still have so much more to learn

Mr^B · 17 Sep 2006 at 20:01

Pulse said:
Thanks worked perfectly shame i still have so much more to learn

For the sake of the children, don't learn VB6.

Pulse · 18 Sep 2006 at 14:05

posting in my Computing lesson

quite boring, doing VB6 here as well tbh.

Whats so wrong with it?

Mr^B · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:29

Just about everything.

Inquisitor · 18 Sep 2006 at 17:48

Mr^B said:
Just about everything.

To copy a GD "saying":

This is not the place or the time; it's just trolling.