Re: Timer/debugger interface problem

An additional helpful note: If I do nothing but change the startup object to
MyMainForm then everything works perfectly, including debugger references to
the form's controls. If I then change back to Sub Main() as a startup
object, the problem comes back.

Tom



"Tom Edelbrok" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:v0Pge.37731$0X6.25714@xxxxxxxxxxx
>I have narrowed down a previous problem to the following more specific
>items:
>
> 1) I have my startup object in VB.NET (VS 2003) set to Sub Main().
>
> 2) Inside of Sub Main() I do a "Application.Run(MyMainForm)"
>
> 3) Inside of MyMainForm_Load I create an object, ie: "poMyObj=new
> clsMyObj"
>
> 4) Within poMyObj I create a new System.Threading.Timer instance. I use a
> delegate with AddressOf to fire a certain function whenever the timer
> fires (the function
> is called MyFunction(), and works fine).
>
> 5) Everything works like a charm!
>
> 6) HOWEVER: Inside the timer callback function (ie: the MyFunction()
> function) I place a
> breakpoint. When the debugger stops I try to display any labels from
> MyMainForm and
> just referencing them cause VB.NET to hang. This problem only occurs when
> the debugger
> trys to reference controls on the form. If I don't use the debugger the
> controls can be
> referenced by the object's VB code just fine - updating and refreshing
> data.
>
>
> Why can't the debugger access the form's controls but everything else can?
> Note: when
> the problem is occurring I can display any local program variable values,
> but I can't
> display anything from the form unless I do it without stopping via a
> breakpoint.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Tom
>


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