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Using the Backgroundworker with VB.Net 2005

Posted by Frank Fortino in Articles | Multithreading in VB.NET on May 24, 2009

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A simple Windows VB.Net 2005 program that shows you how to use a Backgroundworker to run a background task

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I write a lot of Client side WinForm programs to analyze wireless network test results, from 100MB log files and MySQL databases. I wanted to be able to run some background tasks that can take 10+ minutes to complete.

Using Google, I found a few programs that used the Backgroundworker (in .Net 2.0). Although all the examples I found were overly complicated and hard to follow; so I decided to write a very simple program in VB.Net 2005 that showed how to use all the features of the Backgroundworker.

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how do i manage multiple background workers

Posted by smith jack on May 31, 2011

Yes. You can call it from anywhere.

Posted by Mahesh Chand on Jul 31, 2010

I see that the BGW1.RunWorkerAsync()
is in a button click event can this be called from a routine sub procedure?

Posted by psabatine on Mar 04, 2010

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Using the Backgroundworker with VB.Net 2005

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