Q75910: TimeSmp.exe - High-Resolution Timing Services

Article: Q75910
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbTimer
Last Modified: 25-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.0 
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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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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  TimeSmp.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample74/3.1/W31/EN-US/TimeSmp.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

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.

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Keywords          : kbfile kbmm kbsample kb16bitonly kbTimer 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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