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**TIMER(**//period//**)**

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| **TIMER** | Specifies a periodic event. |
| //period// | An integer constant or constant expression specifying the interval between timed events, in hundredths of a second. If zero (0), no timed events generate. |

The **TIMER** attribute (PROP:TIMER) specifies generation of a periodic field-independent event (EVENT:Timer) whenever the time //period// passes. The FOCUS() procedure returns the number of the control that currently has focus at the time of the event.

Value of timer has the UINT type. The Clarion IDE limits the timer value to 65365. If a higher value is required, it must be set using the property assignment statement.

**Example:**

**RunClock PROCEDURE**

**ShowTime LONG**

**TimerValue UNSIGNED**

**!A WINDOW with a timed event occurring every second:**

**Win1 WINDOW,****TIMER****(100)**

**      STRING(@T4),USE(ShowTime)**

**     END**

** CODE**

** OPEN(Win1)**

**!You can also set the TIMER at runtime like this:**

**!TimerValue = 100000  !1000 second delay**

**!Win1{PROP:TIMER} = TimerValue**

** ShowTime = CLOCK()**

** ACCEPT**

**  CASE EVENT()**

**  OF EVENT:Timer**

**   ShowTime = CLOCK()**

**   DISPLAY**

**  END**

** END**

** CLOSE(Win1)**

**See Also: [[event timer.htm|Event:Timer]]**