Is creating thread good idea to check variable

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I am developing a service in C++ and a GUI in C#.

The service and GUI will interact through INI, there is an option in GUI to give time restart service at a particular time.
Now in my service I have to continuously check the time written in INI with current system time and restart the service if time matches.

To do so, should I create a thread?

Posted 29-Jul-12 23:32pm

Tarun22

Updated 29-Jul-12 23:39pm

enhzflep

v2

Add a Solution

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

CPallini · Answer 1 · 2012-07-29T23:40:00

Solution 1

Usually the Windows Task scheduler provides the better way to accomplish such a task.

Posted 29-Jul-12 23:40pm

CPallini

Comments

Tarun22 30-Jul-12 5:50am

can u give me a sample how to use task scheduler in windows service?

CPallini 30-Jul-12 6:01am

Do you mean this?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446861%28VS.85%29.aspx

Tarun22 30-Jul-12 6:01am

i am new to task scheduler concept can u give me a pseudo code if possible

Albert Holguin 30-Jul-12 10:17am

Only downside is this is a Windows dependent solution... good one nonetheless.

CPallini 30-Jul-12 11:15am

Well, since the question is tagged with 'Visual Studio' and the OP mentions INI files, I suppose we may safely assume it is a service for the Windows platform.
Anyway, yes, of course you are right.

Albert Holguin 30-Jul-12 13:22pm

It is a safe assumption, I just mention it so that the OP knows this. If for example, he wants his application to work across multiple platforms, he may want to seek a different solution... if not, this is a great solution.