Having multiple issues with countdown timer

First off, how I'm using this and what I have working. I'm using it in a user form and it's being displayed in a label. I need to be able to start the timer, stop the timer, reset the timer, and change the amount of time remaining on the fly. Start, stop, reset, are easy. What's problematic is changing the remaining time on the fly. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and I can't quite always figure out why. I believe it's related to the "nTime = nTime -1"; when the timer gets triggered a second time, it counts down at double speed. I'm not sure how to prevent that. Here's the code.

If there is a better way to run the countdown, I'm totally on board with switching out the fundamental timer code, because the way it's currently set up requires me to use If/Then statements in the subroutines that call the timer because I have to first test to see if it's running. If it's already running, I have to set nTime = nCountSpacer in the calling subroutine, then direct it to a separate timer code where nTime = nTime (Because the first triggered timer is already counting down at - 1). If I send it to the nTime = nTime - 1 again, it counts down too fast. It's getting tedious.

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Hi Telperion,

It's difficult to solve your entire problem, without seeing all the code.

What's problematic is changing the remaining time on the fly

I'm assuming you change the time on the fly by calling 'btnStartSnakeTimer_Click'.

Try the following to change the time on the fly:
a. Add a global time variable

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b. Change the way you schedule the timer to use the global time variable

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c. When you change the code on the fly (in btnStartSnakeTimer_Click()') , first stop the timer (if it is running) using the global scheduled time. A runtime error will be generated if the timer is NOT running, hence the need for 'On Error Resume Next'. Then you can start the timer again.

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Lewis