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From: jan@prisma.cv.ruu.nl (Jan Buitenhuis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Cooperative Multitasking?
Keywords: multitasking
Message-ID: <jan.662932330@prisma>
Date: 3 Jan 91 19:52:10 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Utrecht, 3D Computer Vision, The Netherlands
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Hi,

I've run into the following problem: my application has to calculate
for some minutes. It thereby blocks Windows' (non-preemptive)
Multitasking capabilities. Is there a general way to
avoid this problem and to make such a procedure cooperative?

I gues you could write a Timer callback function. The mere 
thought of all the problems involving such a function makes
me sick.
Is it worth the bother? Will the next version of windows solve
this problem? 

Any suggestions?

Jan Buitenhuis.