🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl
Article #4

Re: Need help creating simple clock prgm in windows.

#4
From: drf
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 05:43
26 lines
1491 bytes
In article <44b5s2$132@news.csus.edu>, wleong@sfsu.edu ("2 Wise"-King) wrote:
>
>I need to write a windows program that will display time. I have thought
>about the problem, I don't think I should be using time, or clock or 
>biostime since I'll be polling the CPU all the time. 
>
>I think what I need is the windows to automatically acknowledge the 
>program after every 1 minute so the program can increment the time
>only after 1 min, instead of keeps checking the time every clock tick.
>
>And I don't still don't know a lot about windows progamming. So, your
>reply is greatly appreciated. Don't need to write the program for me,
>just tell me what class/function I should be aware of that provide
>such routine.
>
>Once again, thanx.
>
wleong:
Hey.. thats easy.. just set up a timer call back to kick you over
every minute.  Check into the TWindow:SetTimer function.. and
follow the links. (I am assumin you are using OWL of course  :)

Never give up!
David Foringer
dveous@primenet.com
dforinge@space.honeywell.com
Technical Details
Message-ID: <44dclr$f47@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntpdist.primenet.com!primenet
References: <44b5s2$132@news.csus.edu>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!nntpdist.primenet.com!primenet
From: dveous@primenet.com (drf)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Need help creating simple clock prgm in windows.
Date: 28 Sep 1995 05:43:23 GMT
Organization: Primenet
Message-ID: <44dclr$f47@nnrp3.news.primenet.com>
References: <44b5s2$132@news.csus.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: ip16-122.phx.primenet.com
X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #4