Question

I have a loop that continuously run a function based on some condition.
Now, I want to call that function every 10 minutes only within the loop.
I am using Visual Studio 2005. My code is:

    while (boolValue == false)
    {
         Application.DoEvents();
         StartAction();    //i want to call this function for every 10 minutes only
    }

I am using the System.Timers, but it’s not calling the function. I don’t know what’s wrong.

My code is:

   public static System.Timers.Timer aTimer;
   while (boolValue == false)
   {
        aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(50000);
        aTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);
        aTimer.AutoReset = false;
        aTimer.Enabled = true;
   }

   private static void OnTimedEvent(object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
   {
        Application.DoEvents();
        StartAction();
   }

Answer 1

Why not just use a timer. Have it trigger every ten minutes.

The example in the more specific version is a pretty good example actually

UPDATE

In your updated code, I would change it to this:

public static System.Timers.Timer aTimer;
...
aTimer = new System.Timers.Timer(50000);
aTimer.Elapsed += new ElapsedEventHandler(OnTimedEvent);
aTimer.AutoReset = false; //This should be true if you want it actually looping
aTimer.Enabled = true;

I do not see a reason to have a while loop. My guess is that the while loop is not being triggered at all. Also, you should probably set the AutoReset to true so this does run continuously.