Threading- is this a good way? 1

[AP81]

I have created an application and have implemented threading like this:

[b]implementation[/b]
var
...

//type for retrieving invoices --> runs in it's own thread
type TRetrieveInvoice = class(TThread)
  protected
    procedure Execute; override;
end;

...


//procedure to start a Mass Import
procedure TfrmMain.InitiateImport;
var
  InvoiceThread : TRetrieveInvoice;
begin
  //begin importing items and descriptions
  InvoiceThread := TRetrieveInvoice.Create(True);
  InvoiceThread.FreeOnTerminate := True;
  InvoiceThread.Resume;
end;

...

//execute invoice in own thread
procedure TRetrieveInvoice.Execute;
var
..
begin
...
end;

Is this an acceptable way to use threads, or is there a better way. Thanks in advance.




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[Griffyn]

that's the way to get started. I imagine you may run into issues further down the track as your thread accesses objects in the main thread.

But, what you've got there is a solid way to begin threading.