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From: Simon on 30 Apr 2010 02:11 On 2010/04/29 11:26 PM, Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: >> >> Regards > **** > This is what happens when you ask an implementation question instead of stating a problem. What is that supposed to mean? Simon
From: Simon on 30 Apr 2010 02:12 >> >> Is it possible to 'pause' the timer > *** > No. > **** >> or at know how many ms are left >> before the WM_TIMER event is fired? > **** > No > > What are you trying to do? There may be other ways to handle it. Note that WM_TIMER is > not even a particularly accurate or even reliable mechanism. > joe See the other reply. Simon
From: Joseph M. Newcomer on 30 Apr 2010 02:26 You described something you thought you wanted, to solve an undefined problem. You asked it it terms of an implementation that would deliver a specific result. But you didn't state what problem you were trying to solve, so we could not offer suggestions about what might actually do the job, because we didn't know what you were trying to accomplish. Actually, my own take on this is that if you have to keep checking as you describe, you need to redesign the application so this is not even a problem that needs to be solved. You are tyring to retrofit something into an existing app that it was not designed to handle, and you are probably approaching the problem incorrectly. joe On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:11:14 +0200, Simon <bad(a)example.com> wrote: >On 2010/04/29 11:26 PM, Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: > >>> >>> Regards >> **** >> This is what happens when you ask an implementation question instead of stating a problem. > >What is that supposed to mean? > >Simon > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] email: newcomer(a)flounder.com Web: http://www.flounder.com MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: Simon on 30 Apr 2010 05:41 On 2010/04/30 08:26 AM, Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: > You described something you thought you wanted, to solve an undefined problem. No, I asked 2 fairly straight forward questions, read my OP again. is it possible to pause a timer and is there a way to know how many ms remain. > ...state what problem you were trying to solve, so we could not offer suggestions about what > might actually do the job, because we didn't know what you were trying to accomplish. No, _you_ could not offer suggestions. Others did, and they very good suggestions, thanks. > > Actually, my own take on this is that if you have to keep checking as you describe, you > need to redesign the application so this is not even a problem that needs to be solved. > You are tyring to retrofit something into an existing app that it was not designed to > handle, and you are probably approaching the problem incorrectly. No, this is the wrong assumption. I could write a book about the application and _then_ ask my question(s). Or I could try to be as short and to the point as possible in order to get some help/insight/tips. Even the one example I gave had to be short and to the point. Any programmer would understand that. This is not an architecture design meeting room, this is a NG. Regards, Simon
From: Tom Serface on 30 Apr 2010 08:45
It is Joe's way of asking for additional information :o) Tom "Simon" <bad(a)example.com> wrote in message news:#S4ByvC6KHA.4648(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > On 2010/04/29 11:26 PM, Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: > >>> >>> Regards >> **** >> This is what happens when you ask an implementation question instead of >> stating a problem. > > What is that supposed to mean? > > Simon > > |