How to close an application using a timer event!

[Sascha W.]

I want to close my application using a timer event (the application should kill itself). The timer is initialised and works, so what code do I have to write in the timer event routine? I tried things like OnClose(), OnDestroy() but then I got always an error message if I run the application. What did I forgot?

Thanks and regards
Sascha

[Jörg Eckart]

Hi,

I think you should send a WM_CLOSE-Message with SendMessage.

Bye, Jörg

[Dietmar]

Try this:

OnTimer(UINT nIDEvent)
{
m_counter++;
if (m_counter>=m_end)
{
KillTimer(1);
exit(1);
}
}

Add int m_counter to as a member variable and initialize it with zero in OnInitDialog() or OnInitInstance(). m_end is the amount of timer ticks before your app should exit. Start the timer by:

SetTimer(1,1000,NULL);

and m_end is the number of seconds before your app ends.

[Fabi Pantera]

AfxGetMainWnd()->SendMessage(WM_CLOSE, NULL, NULL)
Let me know if this helps you.
Best regards,
Faby