Status lable timeouts

[Max2413]

Okay,


So I have an inventory system that uses a scanner and a text box to take input. I am using label captions to show status messages ("barcode found and recorded as a sale"). I would like to know if there is a way to update the caption for 10 seconds, at which it defaults to a default message ("idle..."). OR just change with the next scan.

Using the system time ticks is not relative to the time of the caption update, And therefore will sometimes be a 1 second interval.

Thanks in advance!
Max

[ranman256]

set the form property TIMER INTERVAL = 10000 (10 secs in microseconds)

set the form event ON TIMER, to set the label
label.caption = "idle..."

[Max2413]

set the form property TIMER INTERVAL = 10000 (10 secs in microseconds)

set the form event ON TIMER, to set the label
label.caption = "idle..."

I understand this, but my issue is I want it to be 10 seconds from the time it was updated. Using the time interval function means every 10 seconds it updates.

If the last scan was at the 9th second during the time interval... my status message will only be present for 1 second.

I am looking for a way to reference the time of the change and have it revert to default 10 seconds after that point OR after the next scan.

[Max2413]

Shit... I think I got it.

I'll save the last update time in a table and then run a timer interval function every 1000 milliseconds that compares time of the update to the TIME function (system time).

I intend to save this information in a single row dataset... unless I make a global variable for the most recent updated time.

I will try this and post my results, feel free to critique!

Again, thank you all!

[ranman256]

then set timer = 0 to turn off the timer.

[Max2413]

I will try both ways later. I think what you mean, and what I think makes sense to me is:
On keypress
Check for enter
Yes: timer = 0
Update caption
Set timer 10000 at this time.

On timer
Set timer off
Update caption.

Is that What your saying?