# TIME Sample: Fires a Timer at Set Intervals

The TIME sample is a control that is invisible at run time and fires a timer event at set intervals. It demonstrates notification functions and ambient properties.

Security Note
This sample code is provided to illustrate a concept and should not be used in applications or Web sites, as it may not illustrate the safest coding practices.

# Building and Running the Sample

#### To build and run the TIME sample

1. Open the solution Time.sln.

2. On the Build menu, click Build.

See Controls Samples for details on adding a control to the Toolbox, manually registering a control, and using the ActiveX Control Test Container.

# Keywords

The TIME sample demonstrates the following keywords:

AfxGetInstanceHandle; CBitmap::LoadBitmap; CDialog::DoModal; CGdiObject::GetObject; KillTimer; MAKELONG; SetTimer

Note
Some samples, such as this one, have not been modified to reflect the changes in the Visual C++ wizards, libraries, and compiler, but still demonstrate how to complete your desired task.