Resetting a timer in VB6

[Bruce]

Is there some way to reset a timer in VB6?

What I need to do is reset a timer to zero each time a button is clicked. When the timer
interval is reached, it clears a text box, but I need to reset the timer if another button is
clicked before the timer interval is reached. Is this do-able?

[skimask]

Is there some way to reset a timer in VB6?

If you're talking about the TIMER control, wouldn't disabling and then re-enabling it reset it to zero?

[Bruce]

Nope. It just disables the timer event. It will fire at odd times once it's re-enabled because
it's not being reset to zero.

[skimask]

Nope. It just disables the timer event. It will fire at odd times once it's re-enabled because it's not being reset to zero.

Timer - as in timer that counts from 0 to 86400 during a day?
Or..
Timer - as in timer that will fire off an event every X milliseconds?
If it's the 1st one, I thought that one was driven by the 8259(or whatever it's equivalent is these days), a BIOS sort of thing that can't be reset with doing a 2 fingered salute (CMOS jumper reset )

[Bruce]

I have a VB form with multiple buttons. When a user presses a button, it prints the button
value to a text box. Button values range from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

The text box needs to be cleared after a timeout period of around 15 seconds, but only if
no other buttons are pressed during this time interval.

I.E. the user can enter 1, and it clears in the text box after 15 seconds. But if the user
enters 1, 2, 3, then the timer interval should be reset to zero after button #3 is pressed
so 123 in the text box is cleared in 15 seconds.

[rhino]

Bruce -
Disable the timer, then set the interval property back to whatever you need.