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From: Jonathan Benedicto
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:40

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Robert G. Hoover wrote:
> Do the WM_TIMER messages pile up in the Windows Queue and execute when
> the last one finishes?

AFAIK, yes.

> If so, then what happens at the end of the
> program? Do all the unhandled WM_TIMER messages disappear as the program
> has ended?

No, again, AFAIK, they'll all fire before the program closes.

> Does that mean that the longer my program runs, the longer
> and longer the message queue will get until Windows suffocates?

No, Windows has a internal limit on the no. of messages that the queue can 
hold. However, this limit is rather high. Once you reach that limit, AFAIK, 
Windows will just stop adding messages.

Jon

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