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In article <37273211.2643C89C@ix.netcom.com>, pasfam@ix.netcom.com 
says...
> Tad,
> 
> Try this inner class implementation of a timer.
> 
> First, the TimerThread class, implemented as an inner class so it can
> call a method in its outer class:
> 
>   /**
>    * Implement an inner timer class as a Thread.
>    */
>   protected class TimerThread extends Thread
>   {
>     long milliseconds;
> 
>     public TimerThread(long _milliseconds)
>     {
>       milliseconds = _milliseconds;
>     }
> 
>     public void run()
>     {
>       while (true)
>       {
>         try
>         {
>           sleep(milliseconds);
>           outerClassMethod();  // Whatever you want, could fire off an event
> instead
>         }
>         catch (InterruptedException ex)
>         {
>         }
>       }
>     }
>   }
> 
> Add an instance variable reference for the timer:
> 
>     protected TimerThread timer;
> 
> Then just create an instance with some number of milliseconds specified:
> 
>     protected void someMethod()
>     {
>       TimerThread timer = new TimerThread(1000 * 60 * 15);  // 15 minutes
>       timer.start();
>     }
> 
> That's all it is, no "limited Windows resources" or other restrictions, you can
> have as many as you want. Fire off an event instead of calling a method

This is good for some purposes and I'm glad you posted for folks to see, 
but Tom beat me to my response: it doesn't keep timing while you execute 
the method.

Tad