C#

while(isThreadRunning)
{
  ...
}

void StartStructureTimer(int time)
		{
			timStructure=new System.Threading.Timer(new TimerCallback(TimerStructureJob));
			timStructure.Change(time,0);
		}
		void TimerStructureJob(object state)
		{
			System.Threading.Timer tm=state as System.Threading.Timer;
			tm.Dispose();
			pdfDownloadStart();
		}
		void pdfDownloadStart()
		{
			try
			{
				signalMessage(string.Format("Searching Server {0} for newly added Files",fdo.FtpServer));
				dtList=p.getPdfNotDownloaded();
				if (dtList.Rows.Count>0)
				{
					signalMessage(string.Format("{0} Files Found for Download",dtList.Rows.Count));
					fdo.FilesToDownloadList=dtList;
					fdo.LocalDownloadDirectory=TempDirectory;
					Thread tPdf=new Thread(new ThreadStart(downloadFile));
					tPdf.Start();
					tPdf.Join();
					if (!fdo.DownloadStatus)
					{
						if (timDownload!=null)
							timDownload.Dispose();
						signalMessage("Download Failed\r\nretrying in 60 second");
						StartTimer(36000);
					}
					else if (fdo.DownloadStatus)
					{
						if (timDownload!=null)
							timDownload.Dispose();
						signalMessage("All Files Downloaded Successfully\r\nretrying in 60 second");
						StartTimer(36000); //when downloading finished then start again in 60 second
						return;
					}
					else
						StartTimer(36000); // 60 second
				}
				else
				{
					signalMessage("No Files Found\r\nretrying in 60 second");
					StartTimer(36000);
				}
			}
			catch(Exception ex)
			{
				if (!pdfStopped)
				{
					signalMessage("Failed downloading Files from Remote Server "+ex.Message+"\r\nretrying in 60 second");
					StartTimer(36000);
				}
				else
					signalMessage("Failed downloading Files from Remote Server "+ex.Message);
			}
		}

Programm3r wrote:

So, my question: how can I develop / alter the event(s) (which runs on a separate thread that the main) to not make use of the above technique, and still be able to send / set data to the GUI controls?

N a v a n e e t h wrote:

BTW, why do you want to do this?

The only programmers that are better C# programmers, are those who look like this ->

Programm3r
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[DllImport("user32.dll")]
        static extern IntPtr SetParent(IntPtr hWndChild, IntPtr hWndNewParent);

        [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
        private static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int wMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

        private const int WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x200;
        private const int WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x201;
        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            SendMessage(axe.Handle, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
            SendMessage(axe.Handle, WM_MOUSEMOVE, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
}

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
    Debug.WriteLine(m.ToString()); // writes to the output window of visual studio when debugging a debugging build
    base.WndProc(ref m);
}