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From: Joseph M. Newcomer on 9 Sep 2009 14:32
More context is required here. For example, it is a common error to think that OnTimer
will be called every nInterval, but nobody mentions "I'm off doing a long computation".
Since WM_TIMER messages are dispatched ONLY when the message pump is running, and a long
computation blocks the message pump, this would not work under those conditions.

You have given far too much out of context here; you corrected at least one point and said
that you know the window actually exists when SetTimer is called, and you have an
ON_WM_TIMER in your Message Map. So you need to clarify the conditions. Note that if you
want 1-second notifications while a long computation is running, doing the long
computation in the main thread is a mistake. You would want to do the long computation in
a secondary thread.
joe

On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:59:28 -0700, "SteveS" <sserrell(a)wagstaff.com> wrote:

>studio 2005 vc8
>
>my code : -------------------------------------------
>
>
>UINT nHandle = StartTimer(5000);
>
>UINT CMainFrame::StartTimer(int nInterval)
>{
> UINT nTimer = SetTimer(1, nInterval, NULL);
> return nTimer;
>}
>
>void CMainFrame::OnTimer(UINT_PTR nIDEvent)
>{
> DoStuff();
>
> //default handling
> CFrameWnd::OnTimer(nIDEvent);
>}
>
>//------------------------------------------------
>
>OnTimer in never called!
>
>Am i missing something?
>
>Thanks
>
Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
email: newcomer(a)flounder.com
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