Visual Studio 2008 - VB - Background work

[devcom]

YAY ! Got this done allready 

Found this on internet:

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Public Class Form1
    Dim accessLock As New Object
    Dim endThread As Boolean = False
    Dim PlayThread As New System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf CodeInThread)

    Private Sub CodeInThread()
        Dim keepRunning As Boolean = True

        While keepRunning 'keeps thread running forever


            'We lock, because that is one way of ensuring that no other thread
            'is accessing the same variables at the same time
            SyncLock accessLock
                If endThread Then
                    keepRunning = False
                End If
            End SyncLock
        End While 'loop forever until keepRunning = False

        'keepRunning now equals false
        'put cleanup code here

        'when the sub finishes, the thread ends
    End Sub

    Public Sub StopThread()
        SyncLock accessLock
            endThread = True
        End SyncLock
    End Sub

    Private Sub StopBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles StopBtn.Click
        StopThread()
    End Sub

    Private Sub StartBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles StartBtn.Click
        PlayThread.Start()
    End Sub
End Class

everythink its working now thanks for helping 

[BC_Programmer]

lol, that's the method I just described 

[devcom]

lol, didnt know you are talking about that 

[BC_Programmer]

well, it uses a form-level variable to flag when the thread should end. that was what I meant.

good to hear you got it workin.

what is this for? Just curious.

[devcom]

Its should be a metronome, that used when you play guitar