C / C++ / MFC

waxie wrote:

It can initialize the timer but then it does not get into the OnTimer() function even when the time is due.

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CFrameWnd)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMainFrame)
	ON_WM_CREATE()
	ON_WM_TIMER()
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

//Create timer in OnCreate
int CMainFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
	if (CFrameWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
		return -1;
	//some other stuff
	SetTimer(1,1000,NULL);
        return 0;
}
//handler
void CMainFrame::OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent) 
{
	CFrameWnd::OnTimer(nIDEvent);
//handle
}

Kurt _B wrote:

Why would you create a whole class just for a timer? Seems to be overkill.

Ranjan Shrestha wrote:

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyTimer, CWnd)
ON_WM_TIMER()
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

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