User Idle Time Script

[Mike B]

I got this script from the Microsoft web sight on how to build a form to
detect user idle time.
However I can't get it to work.
I beleive (after checking and checking) that it is exactly what they put
out. I use Access 2000.
The form opens but no message box comes up.
Can somebody give me a suggestion?
Below is the code.
Thanks
Mike

Private Sub Form_Timer()
'IDLEMINUTES determine how much idle time to wait for before
'running the IdleTimeDetected subroutine.
Const IDLEMINUTES = 5

Static PrevControlName As String
Static PrevFormName As String
Static ExpiredTime

Dim ActiveFormName As String
Dim AcytiveControlName As String
Dim ExpiredMinutes

On Error Resume Next
'Get the Active form and control name.

ActiveFormName = Screen.ActiveForm.Name
If Err Then
ActiveFormName = "No Active Control"
Err = 0
End If

ActiveControlName = Screen.ActiveControl.Name
If Err Then
ActiveControlName = "No Active Control"
Err = 0
End If

'Record the current active names and reset ExpiredTime if:
' 1. They have not been recorded yet (code is running
' for the first time).
' 2. The previous names are different than the current ones
' (the user has done something different during the last timer
interval).
If (PrevControlName = "") Or (PreviousFormName = "") Or (ActiveFormName <>
PrevFormName) Or (ActiveControlName <> PrevControlName) Then
PrevControlName = ActiveControlName
PrevFormName = ActiveControlName
ExpiredTime = 0
Else
'...otherwise the user was idle during the time intrval, so
'increment the total expired time.
ExpiredTime = ExpiredTime + Me.TimerInterval
End If

'Does the total expired time exceed the IDLEMINUTES?
ExpiredMinutes = (ExpiredTime / 1000) / 60
If ExpiredMinutes >= IDLEMINUTES Then
'...if so, then reset the expired time to zero...
ExpiredTime = 0
'...and call the IdleTimeDetected time to zero...
IdleTimeDetected ExpiredMinutes
End If

End Sub

Sub IdleTimeDetected(ExpiredMinutes)
Dim Msg As String
Msg = "No user activity detected in the last "
Msg = Msg & ExpiredMinutes & " minute(s)!"
MsgBox Msg, 48
End Sub

 

[Chadlon]

Mike,

Did you remember to set the TimerInterval property on the Form?
If you want it to check status every 5 seconds, set TimerInterval = 5000 and
so on

CD