// Don't forget to import winmm.lib!
#include <mmsystem.h>
void FAR PASCAL OnTimerShot(UINT wTimerID, UINT msg, DWORD dwUser, DWORD dw1, DWORD dw2)
{
MessageBox(NULL, (LPSTR)dwUser, "timerproc", MB_OK);
}
UINT KillTimerCallback(UINT timerID)
{
return(timeKillEvent(timerID) == TIMERR_NOERROR);
}
UINT SetTimerCallback(DWORD npSeq, UINT msInterval, UINT tEvent)
{
UINT wTimerID = timeSetEvent(msInterval, msInterval, OnTimerShot, (DWORD)npSeq, tEvent);
return(wTimerID);
}
//Easy to use, more accurate!
char buffer[26] = "Testing user defined data";
//TIME_ONESHOT - the callback function will be called ONCE after msInterval passed.
//TIME_PERIODIC - the callback function will be called every msInterval.
UINT timerID = SetTimerCallback((DWORD)(char [26])buffer, 1000/*mili seconds*/, TIME_ONESHOT);
MessageBox(NULL, "On Start", "No Timer", 0);
//If you want to stop a TIME_PRIODIC event call KillTimerCallback(timerID);
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