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titaniumdecoy · Aug 8th, 2006, 7:18 PM

I need to call a function every 1 second in my Windows (GUI) program. I have tried the following:

#include <windows.h>
...
while (true) {
    Sleep(1000);
}

This works, except it locks up the application between calls so nothing else can occur.

Does C++ (or the Windows API) have a built-in pause or timer function for this purpose? Thanks.

Game_Ender · Aug 8th, 2006, 7:37 PM

This is what I got from a search on Win32 timer. This is a very common task, I am sure a cursory search of whatever docs you have, for whatever GUI framework you are using should show you its particular way of doing things.

Dameon · Aug 8th, 2006, 7:59 PM

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AntiNinja · Aug 8th, 2006, 8:00 PM

I know sry, didnt read the entire post.

titaniumdecoy · Aug 9th, 2006, 12:41 PM

I found the instructions that link gave were a little too complicated. This tutorial was much easier to follow.

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Aug 8th, 2006, 7:37 PM	#2
Game_Ender Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 306 Rep Power: 3	This is what I got from a search on Win32 timer. This is a very common task, I am sure a cursory search of whatever docs you have, for whatever GUI framework you are using should show you its particular way of doing things.

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titaniumdecoy Expert Programmer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 856 Rep Power: 3	I found the instructions that link gave were a little too complicated. This tutorial was much easier to follow.

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Pause a program