.net - Alternative to Thread.Sleep in C#?

Question

I have a code which when run, it executes series of lines in sequence. I would like to add a pause in between.

Currently, I have it like this

//do work
Thread.Sleep(10800000);
//do work

This however freezes the software, and I think it's because sleep time is way too long. I searched online and I found another work around called Timer. Can someone show me a sample code for Timer which works just like Thread.sleep?

Thank you in advance.

Edit : I need the software to wait for 3 hours before proceeding with rest of the code execution. This software is meant to communicate with machines, and I cannot let the rest of the code execute while waiting for 3 hours.

Answer 1

Please see this MSDN reference on the System.Threading.Timer class. There is a great explanation, all of the class members, and some sample code for you to follow when testing/learning.

Mind you, though, the Timer should be used when you want to fire an event at a certain interval. If you are just looking to pause execution of your application, then you should go with Thread.Sleep(). However, as many others have pointed out, you are causing your thread to sleep for an extended amount of time.