Report.TimerInterval Property

You can use the TimerInterval property to specify the interval, in milliseconds, between Timer events on a report. Read/write Long.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Access 2007

Syntax

expression.TimerInterval

expression   A variable that represents a Report object.

Remarks

The TimerInterval property setting is a Long Integer value between 0 and 2,147,483,647.

You can set this property by using the report's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

Note
When using Visual Basic, you set the TimerInterval property in the report's Load event.

To run Visual Basic code at intervals specified by the TimerInterval property, put the code in the report's Timer event procedure. For example, to requery records every 30 seconds, put the code to requery the records in the report's Timer event procedure, and then set the TimerInterval property to 30000.

Example

The following example shows how to create a flashing button on a form by displaying and hiding an icon on the button. The report's Load event procedure sets the report's TimerInterval property to 1000 so the icon display is toggled once every second.

  Sub Report_Load()
    Me.TimerInterval = 1000
End Sub
Sub Report_Timer()
Static intShowPicture As Integer
If intShowPicture Then
' Show icon.
Me!btnPicture.Picture = "C:\Icons\Flash.ico"
Else
' Don't show icon.
Me!btnPicture.Picture = ""
End If
intShowPicture = Not intShowPicture
End Sub