Granted that the answer is in line with the OP formulation, such implementations run against "events should call methods".
Here a separate method/function (on app, form, biz layer or library function) should be called both from keypress and timer.timer

In case this is done as a pattern often in the fwk, implement an "externalCall" method on timer class up heritage after checking with the archtictural guru again that this is the wanted/state of the art approach ;-)

Bordering on silly for such a tiny functionality, but it is better to keep clean habits.




>>Thanks Lutz
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>>I don't think I explained myself properly.
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>>I want to trigger the code in the time event early
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>>I suppose I could set the interval to a very small value and reset it back when the code has run?
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>Just call the method:
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>...
>thisform.Timer1.Enabled = .f.
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>thisform.Timer1.Timer()
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>thisform.Timer1.Reset()
>thisform.Timer1.Enabled = .t.
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