SetTimer

The procedure shown in Figure 1 sets a timer to expire after a specified time interval. Specify the amount of time in seconds. When it times out, you receive the TIMERexpired notification, which contains the data and the timer pointer.

Note: This procedure resets any previous time interval set on this timer.

Figure 1. SetTimer example

   procedure SetTimer
            (
                 T: TimerPointerType;
                 AmountOfTime: integer;
                 Data: integer
            );
            external;

Parameter: Description
T: A timer pointer, as returned by a previous CreateTimer call.
AmountOfTime: The time interval in seconds.
Data: An integer value to be returned with the TIMERexpired notification.