how to create the delay time?

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I'm trying to create a code with some millisecond delay time in loop routine.
I don't know how to do it. Please help me.

my code :

C#

for (i=1;i<10;i++)
{
   int a=mycode(); // mycode is my function name, it will return the delay time
   System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(Delay_Time_cell);
   Application.DoEvents();
}

int mycode()
{
.....
.....
.....
return;
}

But delay time is not working?

Posted 14-Apr-11 19:20pm

Saptur

Updated 14-Apr-11 19:40pm

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Sunasara Imdadhusen 15-Apr-11 1:22am

Added <pre> tag.

Sunasara Imdadhusen 15-Apr-11 1:23am

Is there any error?

Saptur 15-Apr-11 1:28am

no

Pong D. Panda 15-Apr-11 1:24am

What do you mean that its not working? Your code seems to be valid.

Saptur 15-Apr-11 1:34am

i don't know.. Instead of i use timer mean will it work?

Pong D. Panda 15-Apr-11 1:52am

How many milliseconds do you have as timeout? Try to put at least 1000. Btw, what's the platform for this code? Desktop app? Windows Service? Web app?

Saptur 15-Apr-11 1:55am

min 100... i use windows app..

Pong D. Panda 15-Apr-11 2:23am

Try to put 10000, that will delay for 10seconds. Your code should work just like that.

Saptur 15-Apr-11 5:16am

but my project is vechile related.. that's why i need minimum delay....

BobJanova 15-Apr-11 4:45am

Thread.Sleep(a), surely? If the comment in the previous line is correct.

Your code looks fine. Try putting a larger value for the delay, like 1000 (1s), to make sure it is working. I suspect that the variable you are passing to Sleep is not holding the correct value.

Saptur 15-Apr-11 5:15am

but my project is vechile related.. that's why i need minimum delay...

BobJanova 15-Apr-11 13:06pm

Yes, that's fine, I mean, just to check that it works.

Also, I hope you know that Thread.Sleep is not a good way to do accurate timings.

Saptur 18-Apr-11 4:01am

may be. may i use timer control..

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Mahendra.p25 · Answer 1 · 2011-04-14T19:25:00

Solution 1

try this Link

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Posted 14-Apr-11 19:25pm

Mahendra.p25

Sandeep Mewara · Answer 2 · 2011-04-14T19:27:00

Solution 2

If you are unable to use Thread.Sleep for some reason then you can always use a simple dummy for loop.

for(int idelay=0; iDelay < 10000; iDelay++);

Posted 14-Apr-11 19:27pm

Sandeep Mewara

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BobJanova 15-Apr-11 4:43am

This causes the CPU to spin uselessly. Thread.Sleep is much better and there is no reason it shouldn't work.

Sandeep Mewara 15-Apr-11 5:51am

Hmmm... you have point. yet, a way for milli seconds it should be fine.
further, OP was having problem with sleep was just an alternative.

Santoshshrest · Answer 3 · 2011-04-15T20:51:00

Solution 3

you can use timer
if the thread is not working...

Posted 15-Apr-11 20:51pm

Santoshshrest