Hello again

Added a timer to a form that displays test questions.

Timer Interval = 500
Timer event code is:

if Thisform.lblTime.Caption <> time()
  Thisform.lblTime.Caption = time()
endif

There is another label on the form that informs the student the time at which the test will end (FinishTime).

Data is held on the server, logic for the screen is

Has time() exceeded FinishTime
if yes
exit application
else
get next question from tables
display question stemulus and answer choices on screen (with @says and general fields don't ask
wait through a for loop (1 - 5,000,000 counter)
call Windows Sound Player to play recorded portion of question
ask for student response
'grade' response and calculate next question value
endif

Rinse and repeat above until calculations hit a specific value, or time exceeded, then score and exit test.

This is in 8 labs, each having 19 stations

Now, to make a long story even longer, here's the issue

Since I've added the timer, what were seeing, beginning when we hit what I'd consider a moderate load on the network, is that the sound plays first, then the choices display on the screen.

Would increasing the timer interval help with this? If not, any ideas?

Thanks

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