Could we please retire PSTimer and replace it with a native timer that is implemented in the 4GL on all platforms?
Timers would be very, very useful (much better than PAUSE) in a whole lot of code that presently cannot use them.
(Although it may seem similar this is not quite the same as "pause"...)
That would require a multi-threaded client, no?
What a good idea!
No.
PSTimer has been working, and useful, on Windows since v8. A built-in timer need not require a multi-threaded client.
Some interesting use-cases for MT could be resolved, albeit somewhat less elegantly, if timers are supported directly in the language so it might be possible to view it as a bridge to the future.
All of them in my lists for upcoming releases. (including discussion in the PAUSE thread as well). ERS 1016, 2566, 2799
Perhaps you could share that list?
All of them ... including multi-threaded client????
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Smart as you all are I'm sure you've noted i used a plural ... 'releases'
I'll keep you updated.
Salvador
How's that update coming?
Enquiring minds want to know what's in the pipe...