Re: Waitable Timers

In addition - there is no need even to use named timers in one application.

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Vladimir

"Kellie Fitton" <KELLIEFITTON@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> If you are using a timer in a single process application, then
> you doNot need to use the API OpenWaitableTimer(), this function
> is used in multiple processes application to open handles to the
> same timer object, also, the first parameter for this function is
> the desired access value which you have passed as a null.
>
> Here is how you should create your timer:
>
> CreateWaitableTimer()
> SetWaitableTimer()
> WaitForSingleObjectEx()
> CancelWaitableTimer()
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/openwaitabletimer.asp
>
> Hope these information helps,
>
> Kellie.
>


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