call a Timer in VB.net

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How do I call a function every x minutes in VB.NET? Please provide a code sample if possible.

Thanks....

Posted 24-Jun-13 21:01pm

komaliks

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2013-06-24T21:08:00

Solution 1

Hi,

Try:

VB

Dim minutes As Integer = 5   ' change 5 into the count of minutes
Dim t As New System.Timers.Timer(60000 * minutes)
AddHandler t.Elapsed, AddressOf t_Elapsed
t.Start() ' start the timer

VB

Private Sub t_Elapsed(sender As Object, e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs)
	' this method will be called every 5 minutes
End Sub

Hope this helps.

Posted 24-Jun-13 21:08pm

Thomas Daniels

Updated 24-Jun-13 21:22pm

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komaliks 25-Jun-13 3:21am

At the line t.Elapsed += New System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(t_Elapsed), i got a compilation error. "Public event Elapsed(sender As Object, e As System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs) is an event and cannot be called directly.use a RaiseEvent statement to raise an event

Thomas Daniels 25-Jun-13 3:23am

I updated my answer.

CPallini · Answer 2 · 2013-06-24T21:39:00

Solution 2

Just Googling for[^] you may find many many tutorials on using timers with VB.NET.

Posted 24-Jun-13 21:39pm

CPallini