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I've got a long running, intensive application that I am writing. I'd like

to set my own Priority. Most of the time I want to lower it so I don't eat

up the entire processor.



I know how to do it with a thread, but how about to myself (so to speak)?



Thanks,



Tom


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Hi Tom,



Here a link, do not become afraid, for your current application thread it is

just



threading.ThreadPriority.BelowNormal



http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemthreadingthreadpriorityclasstopic.asp



I hope this helps?



Cor





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* "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>scripsit:

'System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = Threading.ThreadPriority.Lowest'.



--

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

<www.mvps.org/dotnet>">www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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' Change the priority of the application's thread.

Sub SetAppPriority( _

ByVal Thread As System.Threading.Thread, _

ByVal NewPriority As System.Threading.ThreadPriority)

' Change the priority of the specified thread

' ThreadPriority is one of:

' AboveNormal

' BelowNormal

' Highest

' Lowest

' Normal

'

Thread.Priority = NewPriority



End Sub



"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>wrote in message



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I know how to do that, but it is for a thread. I want to do it to 'myself'

or the main application. I don't want to spawn a new thread.



Am I missing something?





"Cor" <non@non.com>wrote in message



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Ah, that's what I was missing.



Thanks!



Tom

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at>wrote in message



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Yes, this is for the thread in the class, so if it is in your main

application, your main application thread. Let say in form1.





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* "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>scripsit:

You can do it for the current thread (see my other reply).



--

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

<www.mvps.org/dotnet>">www.mvps.org/dotnet>

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Hi,



Your main application IS a thread (usually, STAThread, but still a thread).



Dick



--

Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)



See www.hardandsoftware.net for contact information.



Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 3rd

Edition ISBN 1-890422-27-4 (391 pages) published February 2002.





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In addition to what the others have mentioned about

System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Priority (which lets you set the

priority of the current thread), have a look at

System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess.PriorityClass. This lets you

set the priority for your process (which affects all threads in your

application). You can see the change in task manager if you right click on

your process and select "Set Priority".



HTH,



Trev.





"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net>wrote in message



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Thanks to all! I finally have it figured out. I will try the Priority class

too.



Don't know why this split into two threads -- just posted once.



Tom

"Trev Hunter" <hunter_trev@hotmail.com>wrote in message



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