Backgroundtask in harbour like in xharbour

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Backgroundtask in harbour like in xharbour
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 02:09 PM

Hi,

In xHarbour I use a backgroundtask to start a external program that creates a text-file, and this file I import in my program.

I'm converting this to UT with Harbour, but I notice that that doesn't exist.
Is there something simular in Harbour

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      hb_IdleAdd( {|| hb_BackGroundRun() } )
      obck = hb_BackGroundAdd( {|| myfunction() }, 5000, .T. )
      SET BACKGROUND TASKS ON

Lailton

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Re: Backgroundtask in harbour like in xharbour
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 05:33 PM

Not sure if is the same but

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hb_threadStart( {|| myfunction() } )

in case you need pass argument

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hb_threadStart( @myFunction(), 5000, .t. ) 

or 

hb_threadStart( { | n, l | myFunction( n, l ) }, 5000, .t. )

Regards,

Lailton Fernando Mariano

Marc Vanzegbroeck

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Re: Backgroundtask in harbour like in xharbour
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 06:39 PM

Thank you,

I will try it.

I couldn't find anything about this in the documentation op Harbour..

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