Visual Basic Reference
ProcessingTimeout Event
Occurs at preset intervals, allowing the user to cancel an asynchronous operation.
Syntax
Private Sub object_**ProcessingTimeout(**Seconds As Long, Cancel As Boolean,****JobType As AsyncTypeConstants, Cookie As Long)
The ProcessingTimeout event syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
| object | Required. An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
| Seconds | Returns the number of seconds that have passed since starting the asynchronous operation. |
| Cancel | Sets a value that determines if the operation will be canceled, as shown in Settings. |
| JobType | Returns the type of operation, as shown in Settings. |
| Cookie | Returns the ID of the operation. The ID is set when an asynchronous method such as ExportReport or PrintReport is invoked. |
Settings
The JobType settings are:
| Constant | Value | Description |
| rptAsyncPreview | 0 | The report is processing a Preview operation. |
| rptAsyncPrint | 1 | The report is processing a Print operation. |
| rptAsyncReport | 2 | The report is processing an ExportReport operation. |
The settings for cancel are:
| Setting | Description |
| True | The operation is cancelled. |
| False | (Default) The operation continues. |
Remarks
Use the ProcessingTimeout event to allow the user to cancel an asynchronous operation at specified periods of time.