>>>>>>>I have a small program with two timers; one timer is simply used to show the progressing of times (in seconds). The second timer actually performs a procedure every minute. It happened once last week and today that customer reports that the timer that shows progressing of time stops at various points (e.g. 43 seconds) and the program stops. It does not freeze though as he is able to click on the Stop button and restart the program.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What could possibly cause the timer to stop?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A tight loop that doesn't give the timer any chance to act. Make sure that any such loops in your code include DOEVENTS to allow the timer to fire.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tamar
>>>>>
>>>>>What do you mean by "tight loop"? Is it DO WHILE that runs through many records in the timer event?
>>>>
>>>>Any kind of loop that has processing code and no wait states.
>>>>
>>>>Tamar
>>>
>>>Let me clarify. Say I have a following pseudo loop in a timer event:
>>>
>>>

>>>do while <Some Condition>
>>>
>>>    DOEVENTS
>>>
>>>    <SQL Select statement >
>>>
>>>   <Call to Print a short Report>
>>>
>>>enddo
>>>

>>>
>>>Putting this DOEVENT in the place where I put it above would be advisable?
>>>
>>
>>Yes, exactly. As Dragan points out, it lets the system "catch its breath" and check whether anything else has happened in the interim.
>
>Exactly? As to my understanding it's not only true for 'tight loops' in a timer event. It's also true in other events.

"Yes, exactly" was my reply to whether putting DOEVENTS in the loop would be advisable. Yes, DOEVENTS has other uses.

Tamar