Timer in DLL

[NecroDOME]

Im trying to create a timer within a DLL.


procedure TEngineTimer.Init;
begin
OnTimer := OnTimerRun;
MaxFPS := 1000;
Enabled := True;

ShowMessage('Timer');
end;


Problem: When the ShowMessage is visible the timer runs. When I remove the ShowMessage the timer doens't do anything.
Is this a problem with threads or something?

(Im using OmegaTimer)

[NecroDOME]

Anyone?

[WILL]

I think you need to have something that they run themselves in their own code. A call to the function to increment the internal value. I know of no known internally running function from a DLL. :?

Maybe have them place a Necro_Timer; function within their main game loop? Then you can give them Necro_Timer_Start(); and Necro_TimerStop; to manually start and stop the clock.

Or am I not understanding the method of which you're using the timer?

[NecroDOME]

I could try that. I once created a timer (the default TTimer from delphi) in a dll for a chatterbot. But the omega timer doens't whan't to be placed within a DLL...