Timed Function in C

Hi folks,

I was wondering (while a program is running) how to make a specific codes/methods to run on a pre-defined time.
Lets say every 2 minutes this codes/methods ,inside the program, would be executed while the said program is still running.

I try searching about this topic through the net , but most of the decent result that I got is about creating a timer.

I'm Using MVC6 and my OS is Win2k.

The program waits for incomming messages of sort.And It has to be a part of the same program.

Any kind help, may it be psuedo code or links, will be much appreciated.

regards,
jaro

As far as i understand your idea, you want your code to run, and, while it's running a timer to run, and every x seconds some function to be called.
If that's the case, threads are what you need.
There's a lot to be said about threads, you can find quite a lot about them on the net.
Basically the idea is that a thread is another process that's running along with your main program and can share resources with it.

So in your case you should start a thread with the timer and the calling of the function you want to execute every x seconds.

Some pseudo-code:

void do_program_logic();
void timer(void* passed_var);


int main()
{
volatile int passed_value = 5;
_beginthread(timer,0, &passed_value);
do_program_logic();
return 0;
}

There's a lot to be learnt for threads - how they work, how to pass variables to the new formed thread, what's the volatile keyword, and so on, it's really a complex matter, but i hope that gives you the idea what you have to look for on the internet


Hope that helps

Do we have a concept of threading in C??

as far as i know it is fully supported, i think there are a lot of *nix applications using threads, written in c, but i'm not fully sure.


Later edit:
I've cheked - it's fully supported, if your OS supports it. Unless you're writing for DOS or some other godforsaken os, it's supported.