TimeSmp.exe - High-Resolution Timing Services

ID: Q75910

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.0

SUMMARY

TimeSmp.exe is a file that demonstrates how to use the high-resolution timer services provided by the Microsoft Multimedia Windows graphical environment.

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TimeSmp.exe

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The timer services provided by Multimedia Windows allow an application to schedule timed periodic interrupts or one-time interrupt events at a higher resolution than is available through the standard Windows timer services.

Unlike the Windows timer services, the Multimedia timer services are interrupt-based. Rather than posting WM_TIMER messages to a message queue, the Multimedia service calls a specified function at interrupt time. Because the callback code is accessed at interrupt time, it must adhere to strict programming guidelines. In particular, only a very limited set of system function calls may be made, and the callback function must reside in a fixed-code dynamic-link library (DLL).

The Multimedia timer services are useful for applications that demand high-resolution timing, such as a MIDI sequencer. For less demanding synchronization tasks, use the SetTimer function provided by Windows.

The sample application TIMESMP demonstrates using the timer services and a callback function residing in a fixed code DLL.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbTimer
Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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