Timer Intervals

Question

Ok so i have a problem

I have a timer.start in one sub

Private Sub ServerLocationToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ServerLocationToolStripMenuItem.Click
    OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
    Timer1.Start()
  End Sub

Then in another one

 Private Sub ToolStripMenuItem2_Start(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ToolStripMenuItem2.Click
    ToolStripMenuItem2.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName
    If Timer1.Interval() Then Refresh()
  End Sub
End Class

What i want to happen is when i click ServerLocationToolStripMenu i want the ToolStripMenuItem2 to show the name of a file that was selected

When i click ToolStripMenuItem2 , it refreshes it self to show the Filename chosen in the OpenFileDialog1

I want it so that the timer starts when i click ServerLocationToolStripMenu the timer starts and when the timer has an interval i want the ToolStripMenuItem2 to refresh the filename show with it

Answer 1

    If Timer1.Interval() Then Refresh()

I don't follow what you are trying to do with this line.  When the timer elapses, the Tick event on the timer is raised.  So that means you probably need a Timer1_Tick handler on your form.  In that handler, put the code you want to run every time the interval elapses.  (Furthermore, Stop the timer if necessary.)

 

Answer 2

When the timer interval happens i want the ToolStripMenuItem2 to refresh the name of the file that has been chosen by the OpenFileDialog

Answer 3

> has been chosen by the OpenFileDialog

Why don't you just do that right after the call from OpenFileDialog returns successfully?