Yes. In Flex 1.X, use setInterval().
In Flex 2, use a Timer; setInterval() is still supported but isn't considered best practice. - Gordon -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of christopherjdunn Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:58 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Question from a 1st time Flex user Is there a way to set an event to happen at certain interval while the app is one? (IE: Every 5 minutes the app polls for new data and updates a graph or grid.) Chris -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/