Timer start problem

[pri_skit]

I am drawing a screen which requires refrehing,so Invalidate() function is called continously.Now I want to start a timer when screen is drawn first time.In the timer i want to call another function which draws another screen after some time.How this could be done? I have tried to start timer but it starts only after when i Maximize 0r minimize a screen. Regards,

priyank

[pri_skit]

How to start timer on screen which is drawn continously?

priyank

[Mark Salsbery]

pri_skit wrote:

I want to start a timer when screen is drawn first time

// add a member variable
UINT_PTR m_TimerID;

...

// initialize in constructor
m_TimerID = 0;

...

void OnPaint()
{
   ...do some painting...

if (0 == m_TimerID)
   {
      m_TimerID = SetTimer(...);
   }
}

Mark

Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

[Hamid Taebi]

And see Timers tutorial[^].