>I usually set a timer with the visual interface. However, in a special case, I need to set a timer programmatically. The reason is that I have a specific line of code that may take a while to execute. If it takes more than 25 seconds, I want to return back to the main program. I would then return a message to the user. What's the proper way to implement that?
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>Here's the approach:
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>loHTTP=CREATEOBJECT('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')
>loHTTP.Open('GET','MyUrl',.F.)
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>* This is before the special line
>* We have to instantiate a timer of 25 seconds here
>loHTTP.Send()
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>FUNCTION TimerReached
>* Return back to main program
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>Or, unless someone knows if the XMLHTTP object has a built in timer. Is that possible?

I think you must use the SetTimeOut() method before Open()...
See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xmlsdk30/htm/xmmthsettimeouts.asp?frame=true