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Re: Delay in Formless GUI application

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From: David B. Ferguson
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:29
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"DGJ" <DGJ@XXX-Btinternet-XXX.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Sorry, when I said CPU overhead what I meant really was that some
> windows do not get redrawn properly in any application that starts at
> the same time as mine.
>
> DGJ
>

procedure Delay(MilliSecs: Integer);
var x:: LongInt;
begin
   x:=GetTickCount;
   repeat
      Application.ProcessMessages;
   until ((GetTickCount-x) >= Longint(MilliSecs));
end;
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